The ongoing heavy rains across the country have once again exposed serious gaps in Kenya’s disaster preparedness, and the situation in Nyando is a painful reminder. More than 300 families in Maembeni village have been left homeless after River Nyando burst its banks, flooding homes, farms, and entire villages.
What’s shocking is not just the floods but what residents are now forced to do to survive. Some families are literally dismantling and relocating their houses, trying to salvage whatever they can before everything is swept away. Hii si maisha ya kawaida this is survival mode.
Across Kisumu County, especially in Nyando and Kisumu East subcounties, the situation is dire. A “carpet of water” now covers areas that were once homes and farms. Families are sleeping in the open, wengine kwa shule ama kwa majirani, while others remain stranded with nowhere to go.
Also read Floods update: Ministry of Interior has confirmed that a total of 84 people have died with three still reported missing
What’s shocking is not just the floods but what residents are now forced to do to survive. Some families are literally dismantling and relocating their houses, trying to salvage whatever they can before everything is swept away. Hii si maisha ya kawaida this is survival mode.
Across Kisumu County, especially in Nyando and Kisumu East subcounties, the situation is dire. A “carpet of water” now covers areas that were once homes and farms. Families are sleeping in the open, wengine kwa shule ama kwa majirani, while others remain stranded with nowhere to go.
Also read Floods update: Ministry of Interior has confirmed that a total of 84 people have died with three still reported missing