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Fears over learners' safety ahead of schools reopening as River Tana breaches banks
Farhiya Hussein  |  May 12, 2024

Tana River County Commissioner David Koskei however notes that children from schools affected by the floods will be hosted by neighbouring schools, wh...

Fear grips locals as River Tana waters spill into homes in Galole
Farhiya Hussein  |  May 06, 2024

Gitonga's house is almost entirely submerged in water, forcing him to move his family to a tent as he contemplates where next to move.

Tana River, Isiolo leaders urge immediate action over flood crisis
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 30, 2024

Senator Danson Mungatana, Women Representative Amina Dika and Bura MP Yakub Adow, reiterated the need for immediate action from both the national and...

Ruto: Government prepared to deal with all flood-related challenges
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 30, 2024

Interior CS Kithure Kindiki has called for the deployment of enforcement teams to all areas prone to flooding.

Tana River boat tragedy: Families accuse state of negligence in retrieval of bodies
Issa Hussein  |  Apr 29, 2024

Official says the bodies of four out of six people registered as missing have been found, while 13 are unaccounted for.

Mororo boat tragedy: Two bodies recovered, 19 missing as rescue operations continue
Issa Hussein  |  Apr 29, 2024

Garissa Township Sub-County Deputy Commissioner Duncan Rono said the incident occurred as a result of negligence by the members of the public who were...

Owner of capsized Tana River boat defied order against operation - police
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 28, 2024

The police said the owner of the boat fled after the incident.