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Thousands at risk of eviction as county maps out landslide zones

Local residents from Kapsegut assess the damage on the road connecting Kapsegut, Ketigoi and Kalwal in Keiyo South, Elgeyo Marakwet County. [Eliud Kipsang/Standard]

Families living in the Elgeyo escarpment risk eviction as the county government begins mapping non-settlement and non-cultivation regions.

More than 4,000 families live in the landslide-prone areas that have fault lines cutting across the county.

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