Kenya: Trapped in Budalangi Flood Plain

Busia — For Grimanus Otuka, a father of four and resident of Budalangi, in Hakati division of Kenya's western Busia district, the area is not a comfortable place to live because of the floods every few years.

"We are continually rebuilding our houses only for the floods to affect us again," said Otuka. "We keep losing our property and unfortunately this time round some people also died. We are always starting from scratch."

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