Residents at Chesiywo village Mt Elgon Constituency woke up to a rude shock after one family lost three children while parents sustained serious injuries after the house they were sleeping in collapsed due to a heavy downpour that was experienced on Tuesday night.
Residents led by Moses Maasai said that the three were buried alive after the house they were sleeping in collapsed on Tuesday night.
“The bizarre incident has left us in great shock because one family losing three children is the most painful experience, let us pray for those affected,” Maasai said.
Additionally, Maasai says that with the heavy downpour, many Mt Elgon residents are living in fear because of the region’s terrain.
Maasai notes that after the incident, their father was rushed to Dreamland Hospital in Kimilili but later referred to Bungoma County Referral Hospital (BCRH) for advanced medical attention.
Mt Elgon residents accused the Bungoma County disaster management team of turning a deaf ear to their plight.
"Since the heavy downpour started, we have never received any support from the county government,” he said.
Moreover, he reported that the heavy downpour has also wreaked havoc among the region’s farmers.
Confirming the incident, area assistant chief Martin Naibei, told the Star that the three people died on the spot in the night incident leaving two with serious injuries.
Naibei called on the locals living in landslide hotspots to move to safe grounds to avoid similar incidents happening in future.
Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka in his address confirmed that the county is aware of the landslide incident, saying that the disaster team is on top of the situation.
