Residents seek refuge in rock caves as bandits roam valley of death

Residents flee from their home to seek refuge in caves at Chesongoch and Chesetan area along the Kerio Valley in Elgeyo Marakwet County. The violence pitting the Pokot against the Marakwet communities has claimed scores of lives and displacing thousands. 20-10-2016. PHOTOS BY: KEVIN TUNOI

An uneasy silence strikes you as approach the scenic valley. Homesteads, schools, market centres and roads are deserted. Save for the occasional security vehicle plying the Tot-Biretwo road, ours is the only car on the road as we head to the Kerio Valley side of Elgeyo Marakwet County.

The area is desolate, an eerie and despondent silence fills the air. Economic activities are slowly grinding to a halt.