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Ugly face of death stalks Baringo residents seeking water as drought persists

Lopanga Teketee with his younger brother quenching their thirsty on stagnant water at Chebelion Dam in Tirioko Ward, Tiaty Sub-county in Baringo County on January 29,2017. PHOTO: KIPSANG JOSEPH/STANDARD

Several villages in Tiaty, Baringo sub-county, have been abandoned by residents who have left their homes in search of water.

The residents have moved almost 20km from their homes in the hope of finding water to keep alive as one person reportedly died of hunger in Tirioko village.

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