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Inside measures to rescue Kenyans affected by floods

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A multi-agency team of officials from Water Resource Authority, National Police Service (NPS) Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Nairobi City County Government and National Youth Service during the exercise to evict dwellers on riparian land in Shimo la Tawe, South B Nairobi. [Courtesy]

People who have been rendered homeless by floods occasioned by heavy rains across the country will now have refuge in temporary camps set up by the government.

In a statement on Friday, the Ministry of Interior announced that it has set up 115 temporary camps to host families of internally displaced people.

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