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Landslide buries graves and road in Nyandarua

Landslides cause havoc in Kibau village in Kipipiri Sub Location, Nyandarua County on December 6, 2025. [Daniel Chege, Standard]

Residents of Kibau Village in Kipipiri Sub-County, Nyandarua, are living in fear after a massive landslide struck the area on Saturday morning, causing widespread destruction.

The slide, which swept across more than five kilometres, destroyed a key road linking Murungaro in Kinangop to Gilgil in Nakuru and buried the Turasha River, which joins the Malewa River. Motorists were forced to use longer alternative routes, covering an extra 19 kilometres.

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