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Agony of residents as village turns to island

Residents of Kadhiambo village in Nyando, Kisumu county wade in flood water in the village as a result of the swelling lake. [Denish Ochieng/Standard]

Until November last year, residents of Kabonyo in Nyando, Kisumu County, did not recognise the boundaries between the Kadhiambo and Nduru clans.

That was until Mother Nature struck. Now, the swelling and backflow from Lake Victoria have cut right through the middle of the two clans.

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