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Baringo residents wade through floods with their belongings after River Perkerra burst its banks flooding into villages in Marigat, Baringo County. [Joseph Kipsang, Standard]

President William Ruto has warned that the ongoing nationwide floods will get worse, announcing measures to mitigate its effects.

In an address at State House, Ruto yesterday revealed that the heavy rains had so far claimed 210 lives, and warned of an inevitable escalation that could be complicated by a cyclone expected to hit the coast of Kenya any moment.

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