Nairobi businesses shut, houses submerged as floods expose poor drainage

One of the residential houses that was submerged in flood water in Nairobi's Garden Estate after long night rains. [Nebert Saisi, Standard]

Businesses within Nairobi remained closed and some houses were submerged in water for the better part of Saturday as heavy rains pounded the city.

The downpour exposed the city's poor drainage system, raising questions over the county's preparedness in the run-up to the El-Nino rains despite spending millions of shillings.