Address perennial floods menace once and for all

The drowning of two pupils in Nairobi’s Kangemi slums should prick the conscience of the national and county governments on the management of flood waters across the country. Happening in the capital city, the incident is hugely unfortunate and depicts the lethargy in authorities to handle perennial floods to avert deaths and destruction of property.

Recently, Kenyans have suffered effects of flooding in Budalang’i, Nyando plains, Meru, Trans Nzoia, Baringo and Nairobi among many other areas. There have been mudslides in Murang’a and other areas. Millions of shillings have been set aside every year to mitigate the effects of flood waters. Indeed, some Sh6 billion was set aside last year to counter the expected havoc from El Nino rains. The national government, county governments and development partners contributed to the kitty.