The Water Resources Authority (WRA) has issued an urgent flood warning to residents living downstream of Nairobi Dam, citing dangerously rising water levels that could lead to a breach of the dam’s embankment. In a notice released on Sunday, WRA Nairobi Sub-Regional Coordinator Noel Ndeti warned that sustained heavy rainfall…
Johnson Sakaja, who also chairs the Implementation Committee on the Cooperation Agreement, has ordered the immediate demolition of illegal structures built along riverbanks and the relocation of occupants from riparian land in a sweeping intervention to address chronic flooding in the capital. The directive was issued during an inspection and…
The Kenyan government has directed all sub-counties nationwide to establish public information desks, emergency response stations, and assistance centres as heavy rainfall continues to impact several regions across the country. The directive follows warnings from the Kenya Meteorological Department indicating that intense rainfall is expected to persist in most parts…