Why Kenya's capital city is prone to floods

Some of the most notable features of Nairobi city are traffic jams and a clogged drainage system. It only takes a couple of hours of heavy rains before the city, and most parts of residential estates become miniature lakes.

No amount of suffering and pleading from the public has moved the Nairobi county government to address this very pertinent issue which, apart from causing death and destruction, exposes the public to health risks. The city’s planning is a relic of colonial times and its drainage system was designed to accommodate only a few thousand residents.