Michael Tuitoek, a Kerio Valley resident scales up the tree to his treetop house. The houses act as watchtowers to see the approaching elephants into the farms. [Fred Kibor, Standard]
It’s early evening and Michael Tuitoek, armed with a spotlight, hurries to his lush maize farm, a few kilometres from the sprawling Rimoi game reserve in Elgeyo Marakwet County.