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Ticking time bomb as scenic Kerio becomes a deathtrap

Gulleys caused by prolonged soil erosion in Kerio Valley [Kevin Tunoi, Standard]

The scenic Elgeyo escarpment is on the verge of losing its allure.

A traveler on the meandering Iten-Kabarnet road will be confronted by hundreds of charcoal sacks and piles of firewood by the roadsides.

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