Published on May 3, 2024 by Agencies for Kenya Online News
Last Updated on 2 years by Agencies for Kenya Online News
The government has set up camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) following a flood crisis that has hit the country.
115 camps which have been set up are accommodating a total of 27,586 people, and the government,
According to a statement from the Ministry of Interior, said it has made specific interventions to meet their essential food supplies.
According to the government, ice and beans totalling 336,000 kg have been distributed to support affected communities in Busia, Homabay, Kisumu, Machakos, Nairobi, Nakuru, and Muranga Counties.
There is a need for more food, medical kits, and non-food items in affected counties, and search and rescue operations are still in Garissa, Kiambu, Migori, Narok, Kajiado, West Pokot, Nyeri, Siaya, Nyandarua, Kirinyaga, and Tana River Counties.
“A favourable weather forecast in the North Eastern (Isiolo, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa) and South Eastern (Taita Taveta, Kitui, Tana River) regions sets the stage for post-flood recovery initiatives in public works, the reconstruction of schools, repairs to water treatment systems, road repairs, and improvements to the accessibility of social and economic facilities over the weekend,” the statement said.
With the fear that an overflow of the Seven Forks Dams poses potential flooding in the Tana Delta, residents in Tana River and Lamu Counties have been advised to leave and be saved from an impending danger.
“All persons residing within the 30-meter riparian corridor of rivers and other water courses across the country have been ordered to vacate immediately for their safety,” it added.
Mandatory evacuation along rivers in Mathare, Ngong, and along the Nairobi Rivers is ongoing, with the government facilitating logistical support, temporary shelter, and essential supplies for those affected.
The state also gave a 24-hour evacuation notice to settlements in 33 counties that are within 178 high-risk dams and water reservoirs. This is after a nationwide assessment of all dams in the country that identified 192 dams as high-risk in Central (60), Eastern (39), Rift Valley (29), Coast (22), Western (21), Nairobi (12), North Eastern (5), and Nyanzam (4).
“Additionally, over 33 counties; Muranga, Kirinyaga, Kiambu, Nyandarua Machakos, Embu, Tharaka Nithi, Meru, Marsabit, Nandi, Bomet, Nakuru, Elgeyo Marakwet, West Pokot, Baringo, Samburu, Turkana, Uasin Gishu, Laikipia, Kakamega, Vihiga, Busia, Bungoma, Trans Nzoia, Lake Victoria Basin (Kisumu, Kisii, Nyamira, Migori, Siaya, Homabay, and Nairobi are forecast to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall and thunderstorms,” the statement continued.
