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Nairobi residents at risk of waterborne diseases as floods wreak havoc

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A section of Enterprise road in Nairobi submerged floods following heavy rains. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

Nairobi residents risk contracting waterborne diseases like cholera, typhoid and diarrhoea due to floods caused by ongoing rains.

Residents lamented that the poor urban planning coupled with poor sewer systems have exposed them to diseases due to risk of water contamination.

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