31 people have died in Bomet since the start of the heavy rains in March, County disaster management officer Stanley Mutai has said. Mutai said three of them are still missing and their search is ongoing at Nyangores and Itare rivers. Most of the deceased are said to have drowned in Nyangores, Kipsonoi and Chemosit Rivers while others in several small dams in the region. Read: Uhuru makes grand promises to victims of Solai dam tragedySix of the bodies are recorded as suicidal cases. “So far we have received reports of 31 drowning cases and out of these, 27 are from Bomet while four are from the neighboring Kericho…we are yet to find the other three,” he noted.

Source: The Star May 16, 2018 16:07 UTC