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Kenya: Floods Cut Off 300 People in Ongata Rongai
Capital FM, 14 May 2015
More than three hundred people were Thursday morning stranded in Ongata Rongai in Lower Olootepesi, Kajiado East Constituency since 4.30am after a major connecting bridge was… Read more »
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Kenya: Stop Apologising and Fix Drainage, Sonko Tells Kidero Over Nairobi Floods
The Star, 13 May 2015
Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko has hit out at Governor Evans Kidero for his apology over flash floods in the county that have killed at least 15 since Monday. Read more »
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Kenya: State Deploys 10,000 NYS Cadets to Unclog Nairobi Drainage
The Star, 14 May 2015
The government has mobilised 10,000 National Youth Service officers to help unclog drainage systems in Nairobi. Read more »
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Kenya: Floods Should Never Again Hold Nairobi Hostage
The Star, 14 May 2015
MORE than 28 people have died in two days of flash floods in Nairobi. Scores have been made homeless and property estimated in the tens of millions of shillings has been destroyed… Read more »
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Kenya: Kidero Apologises for Nairobi Floods, Says Government Doing 'Its Best' to Fix Drainage
The Star, 13 May 2015
Nairobi Governor Evans has apologised for the damage caused by flash floods saying his government is doing "its best" to unclog all blocked drainage systems. Read more »
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Kenya: Homa Bay Pupils in Flooded Room After Heavy Downpour
The Star, 13 May 2015
Classes were disrupted at St Patrick's Makongeni Primary School in Homa Bay town on Monday after all rooms were flooded with rainwater. Read more »
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Kenya: Floods Ruin Houses, Kill 20 Animals
The Star, 13 May 2015
PROPERTY was destroyed by flash floods following heavy rains in Naivasha and Gilgil subcounties yesterday and on Monday. Read more »
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Kenya: Narok Floods a Tragic Lesson in Urban Design, Development and Management
The Star, 13 May 2015
Watching cars being swept away after heavy rains gave me the feeling of utter helplessness and defeat that such a thing can happen once again as it does annually. For decades,… Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya Power Switches Off Langata, South C Substations Over Nairobi Floods
The Star, 13 May 2015
Electricity distributor Kenya Power Company was forced to turn off power in two substations following flooding after Tuesday evening's heavy down pour. Read more »
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Kenya: County Bans Food Hawking to Contain Spread of Cholera
The Star, 13 May 2015
THE Nyeri government has banned hawking of cooked food as fears of a cholera outbreak rage. Read more »
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Kenya: Bring Down This Wall, Kamanda Tells Kidero
Capital FM, 12 May 2015
The Nairobi County Government is being urged to urgently demolish the wall that caused the death of nine people at Fuata Nyayo slum in Nairobi's South B area last night. Read more »
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Kenya: Flash Floods Kill More Than Dozen
The Star, 13 May 2015
THIRTEEN people died and several others were injured as heavy rains pounded Nairobi and its environs for six hours on Monday night, causing traffic snarl-ups and destroying… Read more »
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Kenya: Students Trapped in Nairobi Flood for Hours
The Star, 13 May 2015
Eleven students from Makini Group of schools and St. Hanna's were Tuesday evening marooned in flood waters in Nairobi's South C area after Ngong' River burst its banks following… Read more »
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Kenya: Collapsed Wall Kills 10 in South B After Heavy Monday Downpour
The Star, 12 May 2015
Ten people died Monday night in Nairobi's South B area after heavy rains caused a perimeter wall to collapse injuring nine others in the incident. Read more »
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Kenya: 10 People Killed After Wall Collapses
Capital FM, 12 May 2015
At least 10 people have died after a wall collapsed at Fuata Nyayo village in South B following heavy rainfall on Monday night. Read more »
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Kenya: Flash Floods Kill Livestock
The Star, 12 May 2015
Flash floods swept through Kithithina and Mia Moja on Sunday. Read more »
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Kenya: Floods Block Narok Roads
The Star, 9 May 2015
FLOODs continued wreak havoc in Narok town yesterday. Read more »
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Kenya: Public Health Orders Immediate Closure of All Eateries in Narok Town
The Star, 9 May 2015
The Public Health department has ordered immediate closure of all eateries in parts of Narok town which were affected by recent floods. Read more »
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Kenya: Two Killed in Kajiado Flash Floods
The Star, 8 May 2015
FLASH floods in Ng'atataek, Kajiado killed two people on Wednesday night and displaced 31 others. Read more »
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Kenya: Narok Flood Victims to Be Compensated
The Star, 7 May 2015
Narok town residents whose homes, business and property were destroyed by floods last week, will be compensated. Read more »
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Kenya: Pupils Sent Back Home Over Floods
The Star, 6 May 2015
Several schools in Mombasa county on Monday sent home pupils reporting for the opening of the second term due to floods. Read more »
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Kenya: Funeral Service for 11 Narok Flood Victims
The Star, 6 May 2015
THE funeral service for 11 people killed by floods that hit Narok town a week ago was held yesterday at Maasai Mara University Stadium. Read more »
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Kenya: Two More Killed in Third Narok Floods
The Star, 4 May 2015
TWO more people have been killed in Narok town after heavy rains caused floods for the third time. Read more »
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Kenya: Body of Ex-Chief Swept Away By Floods Found
The Star, 4 May 2015
THE body of a retired assistant chief who was swept away by floods last Tuesday was found on Saturday. Read more »
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Kenya: Two Die in Raging Floods in River Osani
The Star, 4 May 2015
Two people were killed by flash floods in Nyatike on Friday following heavy rains in the area. Read more »
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Kenya: Search On for Nine Missing Narok Floods Victims
The Star, 1 May 2015
The search for nine missing bodies swept by flash floods in Narok on Thursday is still ongoing. Read more »
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Kenya: Floods Hit Narok for Second Day Running
The Star, 1 May 2015
Floods hit Narok town on Wednesday night, the after flash floods killed 15 people in the municipality. Read more »
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Kenya: Ranguma's Appeal to Contain Floods
The Star, 30 April 2015
Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma said has written to the Environment ministry asking for support in containing flash floods in the county. Read more »
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Kenya: 9 Dead in Narok Flash Floods, Rescue Effort Continues
Capital FM, 29 April 2015
Search and rescue efforts were underway in Narok on Wednesday after flash floods claimed nine lives on Tuesday. Read more »
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Kenya: Canal to Stop Paddy Floods
The Star, 14 April 2015
Dominion Farms, a grain company, will construct a canal to prevent water from destroying farms which border Yala swamp. Read more »