Days after a photo of a woman being assisted to cross a flooded road in Nairobi went viral on social media, the County Government of Nairobi has put in place floods mitigation measures.
The steps taken are daily garbage collection, sweeping of streets, and unclogging of drainages.
“We are doubling our efforts by deploying more resources across all sub-counties. I call on residents to stop illegal dumping, which is a major cause of the flooding in the City,” said Governor Sakaja.
Last week, the County put in place additional measures to ease movement and address some of the issues that have been witnessed in the past two days, especially impassable roads due to
flooding.
The Mobility and Works Sector has bolstered efforts by rolling out a 21-day program that will see
more casual laborers hired to assist with desilting drainages and manholes and carting away deposited materials across all 85 wards in the County.
Installation of culverts is also ongoing, among other road works, on 36 roads across 25 wards.
He also said that the County is working closely with Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) and Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) to address some of the flooding witnessed on major roads across the City.
Ahead of the rains, Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company Ltd (NWSC) inspected various sewer lines and repaired damages, flushed 22 kilometers of the sewer lines to remove any debris, and repaired close to 70 damaged manholes.
The County continues to urge Nairobi residents to remove all encroachment on riparian way leaves and urges those occupying flood-prone areas to move to higher grounds.
He added that the disaster management team is on standby in cases of emergency through the following toll free numbers +254 20 2344599 or +254 20 2222181 at all times during the the day and night.