Floods have killed one person, bringing the number of lives lost in the ongoing floods to 277 people, with more than 290.000 affected in the country since March 2024.
According to the Ministry of Interior, 75 people are missing in various incidents nationwide, with 58,009 households displaced.
Further, the floods have adversely affected Tana River, Garissa, Lamu, and Narok counties in the past 24 hours.
Additionally, the Ministry stated that the impacts of the floods are still being experienced in Busia, Homabay, Kisumu, Machakos, Makueni, Kilifi, Nakuru, Turkana, Isiolo, Migori, Kajiado, Nairobi, Nyandarua, Kiambu and Muranga Counties and the necessary aid is being pumped in the regions.
“Flooding is expected in low-lying areas, riparian areas, and urban areas while landslides/mudslides may occur in areas with steep slopes, escarpments, and ravines. Lakes Victoria and Baringo are projected to continue causing backflow and flooding of Counties in the Lake Victoria and Lake Baringo Basins.”
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“ Overflow of the Seven Forks Dams still poses to exacerbate flooding in the Tana Delta and impacting Garissa, Tana River, and Lamu Counties.”
The latest forecast shows Sunny intervals for most regions of the country over the week, with occasional rainfall and thunderstorms in 37 Counties in the Lake Victoria Basin, Western Rift Valley, Central, Eastern, Coast, and Nairobi regions.
