Two more people were Monday morning killed in a new landslide incident that was reported in Ambach area, Keiyo, Elgeyo Marakwet County, police said.
This increased to 28, the number of those killed in the area since Friday October 31, 2025 when the landslide incident happened.
Police said the fresh incident happened in Kibendo sublocation, Kipkenda village following heavy rains.
A survivor told police he heard a loud banh and found a huge stone had crushed his kitchen and store.
Police and other rescue teams rushed to the scene and established the stone originated an escarpment there and killed two people.
A third person, a minor, was rescued and rushed to the hospital.
During the incident three goats were also crushed to death and one cow suffered broken limbs, police said adding the bodies of the deceased were moved to the mortuary pending other procedures.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has been leading teams rescuing people earlier on affected by the landslide last Friday.
He said at least 25 people remain unaccounted for while 26 are in hospitals.
“Search and rescue efforts are ongoing, with the death toll now standing at 26 following the recovery of more bodies today. 25 people are still unaccounted for, while 26 are hospitalized,” he said
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