Mai Mahiu flood victims wait for Ruto's promise, 12 months later

Residents look at what was left after flash floods swept through Mai Mahiu, killing 50 people. [File, Standard]

One year ago today, the sounds of rumbling boulders, gushing waters, followed by screams of pain and despair, hit several villages in Mai Mahiu, leaving behind a trail of death and destruction.

More than 60 people, mainly minors, were killed; the fate of tens of others remains unknown, while property worth millions of shillings was reduced to waste.