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Nairobi Residents Lament as Downpour Leaves City Flooded [PHOTOS]

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Nairobi Residents Lament as Downpour Leaves City Flooded [PHOTOS]

The pathetic state of Nairobi’s drainage system has once again been exposed following a downpour on Tuesday that has left many parts of the city flooded.

City residents have taken to social media to criticize Governor Mike Sonko for failing to fix the menace that has now become an annual occurrence. 

Roads worst hit by the flooding include Kipande Road, Ojijo Road and parts of Thika Road.

Westlands and South C are the most affected areas, with smaller vehicles visibly half-submerged into the water.

Governor Sonko has assured residents of a quick response in case of flooding or any emergency within the estates. Tuesday afternoon rain has lasted for close to an hour.

Here are some of the reactions from city residents;

@michael_nesh tweets:” This section of Ojijo Road is constantly affected by flooding whenever it rains, what happened to the much-hyped drainage clearance that the county govt purported to undertake.”

@kushpol says: “Year in year out when #NairobiRains Woodvale Groove in Westlands becomes impassable. #Nairobi Drainage is trash.”

@Washkoe tweets: “20 mins rain in Nairobi and the roads are already flooded… smh…
Awaiting Huduma Number miracles.”

@Kipkoech notes: “The streets of Nairobi always flood at the slightest drop of rain because the drainage system is not good.

“It’s a great time to shade the county government over instant floods whenever it rains but we’ve been at it for years,” says Kimani Njoro.

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6 COMMENTS

  1. What happened to the team…
    What happened to the team Uhuru formed to improve services in Nairobi? We are used to dead dodos. Yesterday it was the dams saga. Today the floods. Tomorrow, give them a break? If Uhuru wants to tax people, leave the house thing and tax people and use the money to build dams. Water reservoirs is the number one priority and not houses. Kenyan workers are not homeless. They are able to find for themselves suitable housing. Give is water.

  2. @lavanox, very well said…
    @lavanox, very well said…. Serikali saindia. The moment every African starts thinking like you, wafrika tutanusurika.

  3. Mvua ikikosa tunakufa, mvua…
    Mvua ikikosa tunakufa, mvua ikinyesha bado tunakufa. Africans need to give themselves a good look in the mirror & find out what happened to us. Some dots of our evolutionary chart did not join.

  4. An hours rain and that’s…
    An hours rain and that’s what you get….ati Westlands kwa masonko. No wonder wanaDiaspora hucheka Kenya yetu…sio mapetho… ukionja unaelewa…it’s so refreshing walking in the streets, say in a town in the US, during/after it rains… our City here is a nightmare with a drop of water. At times like this, I really hear you wanaDiaspora, and I sure wish.

  5. Rain falls for two minutes…
    Rain falls for two minutes and flooding happens in NRB. What kind of nonesense is this and when is it ever going to stop? Sonko what are you doing? Why dont we start with basics like sewage etc before moving on to sky scrappers?

    • The drainage in Nairobi is…
      The drainage in Nairobi is the same one constructed by colonials before 1963. It’s a shame!

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