PHOTO: See What The El-Nino Rain Caused In Nairobi
Various roads in Nairobi were flooded on October 28, 2015 as the El-Nino rains kicked in.
Heavy rains pounded Nairobi from Wednesday night as the much talked about El Niño rains kicked in.
But disappointingly for residents, recent repair works on the city’s drainage system failed to work, with flooding experienced in areas that Governor Evans Kidero had promised to ensure rain water flows freely.
Motorists and commuters got stuck in traffic for hours on Wednesday evening.
Sections of Jogoo road, near Makadara law courts, were completely
flooded forcing outbound motorists to switch to the opposite lane. A few
cars got stuck in the flood waters and had to be towed away.
Learning was paralysed at St Elizabeth primary school in Lunga Lunga on Thursday morning as flood water swamped the school.
City Hall had last set aside a Sh50 million emergency recovery fund
for clearing and unblocking of clogged drainage channels and
re-construction of roads.
County Executive for Environment Evans Ondieki had revealed that the county government had set aside Sh300 million for emergencies and other tragedies that may occur during the heavy rains.
The Kenya National Highways Authority also recently rehabilitated drainage systems along roads in Nairobi at a cost of Sh 50million financed by the national government.
But disappointingly for residents, recent repair works on the city’s drainage system failed to work, with flooding experienced in areas that Governor Evans Kidero had promised to ensure rain water flows freely.
Motorists and commuters got stuck in traffic for hours on Wednesday evening.
A matatu submerged in water on October 29, 2015. PHOTO | JOAN PERERUAN
Learning was paralysed at St Elizabeth primary school in Lunga Lunga on Thursday morning as flood water swamped the school.
St Elizabeth primary school in Lunga Lunga on October 29, 2015. PHOTO | JOAN PERERUAN
County Executive for Environment Evans Ondieki had revealed that the county government had set aside Sh300 million for emergencies and other tragedies that may occur during the heavy rains.
The Kenya National Highways Authority also recently rehabilitated drainage systems along roads in Nairobi at a cost of Sh 50million financed by the national government.
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