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Mombasa floods: Gachagua accuses Nassir of 'sitting and waiting for help'

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Bamburi residents hold onto each other as they walk through flood waters on November 17, 2023. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

The national government has disbursed Sh10 billion to counties hard-hit by El Nino rains and floods, according to Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

Mr Gachagua advised the affected counties to postpone their development plans and redirect funds to address the effects of the floods.

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