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A house hanging at the edge of the Shamakhokho gully, Hamisi constituency, Vihiga County.

| Pauline Ongaji | Nation Media Group

Vihiga

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Villages on edge as widening gorges cut through farms

By  Pauline Ongaji

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What you need to know:

  • The gorges began forming  in the late nineties with the construction of the Shamakhokho–Serem road.
  • Many homes are hanging dangerously near the deep gorges.
  • Agricultural activities have had to stop as they weaken the ground further.
  • Residents live in fear that their homes and farms could be swept away every time it rains. 

You easily notice it from afar. A mud-walled house perched on the edge of a massive gully.

This is the sight that welcomes you, as you approach the Kipsigak-Serem-Shamakhokho road, in Hamisi Constituency, Vihiga County.

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