Giant cracks won’t stop fissuring the ground of Kenya in recent weeks. The last geological anomaly opened up right in the slopes of Elgeyo escarpment, where thousands of people now live in fear of being evacuated or being swallowed by the very unstable and moving ground. Here a story: With a toddler firmly strapped to her back, Rose Kimutai carefully shuffles around her compound as she removes items from her house in Kaptoror village on the steep slopes of Elgeyo escarpment. Dozens of
residents can also be seen hauling their property into a waiting truck to be carted away. The mass exodus has been motivated by the development of huge fissures around their houses. “It all began on Thursday last week following an overnight downpour. When I tried to open the door in the morning, I noticed that it wouldn’t open properly. And then I saw a crack on the ground. When I managed to come out, there was an even bigger crack,” Kimutai told The Standard team when we visited the area earlier this week. READ MORE
