Elgeyo Marakwet County Senator Kipchumba Murkomen has mourned the death of four people in landslide.

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The Majority Leader of the senate sent his condolences to the families after the four were killed by a landslide while in their house on Thursday night. 

''My condolences to the families of Titus Kiptoo & his wife Lorna who together with their children Jepchirchir and Jelimo who unfortunately were killed when their house was swept by a landslide in Tuturung, Marakwet East as a result of the ongoing heavy rains. What a tragedy! Pole sana,'' said Murkomen. 

Heavy rainfalls have been witnessed in the area for the last few days. Their bodies were pulled from the debris of their house on Friday morning. 

Confirming the incidence, Marakwet East police boss Vincent Kitili said that residents have been advised to noted any signs of weak slopes around their houses. 

"We urge residents to be alert and those living in landslide prone areas should move to safer places," he said as quoted by Daily Nation.

Heavy rains are being witnessed in various parts of the country. 

People in landslide prone areas have been advised to relocate to safer areas during this period.