Kajiado teacher bites hyena’s nose to save own life

A primary school teacher in Kajiado was forced to bite hyena's nose to save his life during an attack on Valentine’s Day.

John Matipei, 42, said he is thankful to God for saving his life after battling the beast for almost an hour barehanded.

He is recuperating at the Kajiado county hospital.

“It was a matter of life and death and I had no weapon with me as it attacked me while I was fetching water for my goats around 5 pm,” he said.

He went on; “As soon as I had entered the well, the hyena landed on my thigh. I attempted to kick it but it did not let go. When I turned around it landed on my chest and faced me directly, that is when I bit its nose,” said Matipei.

Matipei said he then jumped into the water and used mud to blind the animal before it fled.

In the fight, the teacher broke both his hands and the hyena swallowed part of his left thigh.