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Elgeyo escarpment, a ticking bomb: Residents live in fear as cracks emerge in homes

Locals mill around a deep gulley that formed as a result of rampant soil erosion in Kerio Valley. [Fred Kibor, Standard]

A few days ago, David Mengich, a resident of Kapsegut village in Keiyo South, Elgeyo Marakwet County, moved his family out of the area for fear of a landslide.

Like many residents, Mengich had noticed cracks that were first seen on the ground about two years ago had widened, putting the lives of residents in danger. 

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