The Kenyan government has initiated a comprehensive response to the Marakwet landslide, relocating affected families and rolling out mental health support. This disaster, caused by heavy rains on Friday, October 31, impacted over 6,000 homesteads and left more than 20 people missing.

• Over 6,000 homesteads were affected by the landslide, with families displaced.
• Environment Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa outlined the government’s short-term and long-term plans, including relocation, provision of basic necessities, and mental health support.
• Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen attributed the mudslide to years of deforestation and poor farming methods in the Kerio Valley.