Exercise caution! Sinkholes form near Nairobi-Eldoret Highway after downpour

Residents of the Eveready area in Nakuru West Subcounty, Nakuru County, are on the edge after waking up to ground cracks.

In an incident reported to Kaptembwo Police Station, officers said the cracks happened in the area about 2 kilometres north of the station after Tuesday evening downpour. 

Police said following the incident, an electric pole that was standing at the location also sank, thereby posing a great danger to the residents.

The crack is approximately 10 meters from the Nakuru-Eldoret highway.

Police said the area has been cordoned off to avert any possible danger after a security team from Nakuru West Subcounty, Kenya Power, KeNHA, and the county government of Nakuru engineers visited the scene.

"The area is currently under security surveillance. No injuries or loss of life has been reported," police said.