Gunmen in northern Kenya shot and wounded an Italian-born conservationist at her conservation park on Saturday night, a source close to her family said.
Laikipia Nature Conservancy owner Kuki Gallmann was shot in the stomach by the armed raiders, the latest in a string of attacks on conservancies in the region.
Gallman was flown to Nairobi on Sunday morning for specialized treatment.
This attack comes on the back of a deployment of Kenya Defence Forces to flush out bandits and seize illegal guns used in the incessant raids.
Gallmann is known internationally for her memoir “I Dreamed of Africa”.
Gallmann’s luxury safari lodge was burned down by suspected cattle herders on March 30. There were no visitors staying at the Mukutan Retreat at the time of the attack.
It was assumed that the raid was retaliation for the ongoing police operation in the area.
