| Published Sat, February 3rd 2018 at 11:58, Updated February 3rd 2018 at 12:06 GMT +3Gulleys caused by prolonged soil erosion in Kerio Valley [Kevin Tunoi, Standard]The scenic Elgeyo escarpment is on the verge of losing its allure. The Saturday Standard visited Rokocho village in Kerio Valley, an epicentre of the 2012 landslide that claimed 16 lives and displaced more than 1,500 locals. Mr Lagat blames unbridled human activities like charcoal burning and cultivation on the hilltops. Whenever it rains heavily, the Kerio Valley floor floods, displacing hundreds and destroying crops. “We want to build dams to enable residents of Kerio Valley start irrigation farming and abandon charcoal burning,” Governor Alex Tolgos told Saturday Standard.

Source: Standard Digital February 03, 2018 09:00 UTC