THREE MORE DIE AS RAIN WREAK HAVOC

Three more people died at the weekend while thousands were displaced as heavy rains continued to pound parts of the country.

In Busia, two people drowned and two others escaped death narrowly after a boat capsized in River Sio.

According to a witness, the boat passengers were crossing the swollen river when it overturned midstream.

A three-year-old girl was among the survivors rescued during the Saturday afternoon incident.

A resident Charles Juma appealed to the county government to build a bridge linking Matayos and Nambale.

In Narok, another person was killed by a mudslide on Sunday.

The afternoon incident occurred 300 metres from where a family of five died after their house was buried in a mudslide as they slept at Enenkishomi in Narok South Sub-County.

The 16-year- old girl was sheltering in a house when mudslides occurred during an afternoon downpour.

Oleshapani Chief John Seur said two other teenage girls who were with the victim were taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The body was taken to Narok County Referral Hospital mortuary.

The chief said despite warnings, locals are hesitant to move to higher ground.

The number of people killed in Narok has risen to 10 this month. Governor Samuel Tunai gave the affected families Sh300,000 each.

by Dennis Ndeleko