Locals donate land after school was destroyed by mudslide

Liter Girls Secondary School in Elgeyo Marakwet [Photo: Kevin Tunoi]

Liter Girls Secondary, a symbolic peace school along the border of Elgeyo Marakwet and West Pokot Counties, fell victim to the fury of Mother Nature on April 18. It was one of the deadliest land and mudslides in the history of the locale. At least 30 people died and 23 bodies have not been found to date.

Liter Girls Secondary, which had 200 students, was buried in debris and sections of it washed away. The school is estimated to have lost property worth Sh200 million in land, infrastructure, student and staff properties plus a bus.