Tourist sites breathe life into ‘valleys of death’ in North Rift

Samich Resort built along the Elgeyo escarpment in Nyaru area. PHOTO BY: KEVIN TUNOI

Legend has it that the awe-inspiring Elgeyo escarpment in the North Rift was a revered area where barren and unmarried women were banished because they were considered a bad omen and a burden to their families and the society.

It was also believed that the escarpment, owing to its biting cold and marauding wild animals, would decimate the ‘outcasts’ from the face of the earth.