Kenya heavy rains Stories
The Interior Ministry revealed that 54 cholera cases have been reported at the Nyeri GK prison.
Some of the most affected counties over the last 24 hours are Tana River, Garissa, and Lamu as a result of the Tana Delta flooding due to heavy rains.
Traffic police officers have been deployed to critical highways to monitor traffic violations such as speeding, overloading, and the use of unroadwort...
A total of 174 people have been reported wounded, 75 missing, and 47,000 families, or 235,000 people, displaced.
The government must also take care of its people beyond issuing cautionary statements.
Ruto also announced those affected by the floods in the Kiamaiko area will be given priority for the 5,000 affordable housing units that will be put u...
Planners say as towns have expanded and construction of buildings over time have reduced space for rainwater to sip into the ground.
The government says the programme will specifically target flood victims and allocations will be made on a first-come, first-served basis, ensuring im...
Mandera, Nairobi, Nakuru, Kajiado and Homabay are the worst hit counties by the ongoing floods.
CS Kindiki's ministry further announced that 164 people had been reported injured while 72 were missing.
In Mai Mahiu, the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) have been actively involved in search and rescue operations following a devastating mudslide.
In the video, shared by Kenyans on X including a former governor, a young man is seen to be drowning while asking for help from the crowd.
Six people were rescued Wednesday morning after floods inundated homesteads in Kitengela, Kajiado County, following the heavy downpour.
President Ruto says 78 bodies have been retrieved so far and that 26 people are in hospital.
The former President expressed solidarity with affected families and stressed the importance of collective action.
On Monday, 71 people died after houses and vehicles were swept away in flash floods in Mai Mahiu, Naivasha.
Interior CS Kithure Kindiki has called for the deployment of enforcement teams to all areas prone to flooding.
The auuthority said the sudden siltation occured at Suswa area, about 27 kilometres from Mai Mahiu town towards Narok.