Dams Are Full, Move To Higher Ground Or Be Swept

Energy CS Mr. Charles Keter has called on Kenyans who are staying on the lower sides of dams such as Masinga and Kindaruma to move or be swept by water.

According to the CS, those staying in Garissa should move with immediate effect or they risk being carried by water in the next two days as the dams are full. There is already a spillage from Masinga Dam.

It is not yet clear whether the residents in the areas will listen to the Cabinet Secretary and move or if they won’t, the plans the government is putting in place to ensure that they move before the fateful day.

The warning from the CS comes barely two days after massive landslides rocked the counties of Elgeyo Marakwet and West Pokot with the total number of confirmed deaths standing at 12.

More than 20 people are still missing after the landslides swept aways tens of houses including a police station. Two police officers have been confirmed dead according to Interior CS Dr. Fred Matiang’i.

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Plans are underway by the national government to evacuate affected families with political leaders calling on the government to find alternative land for the residents who are always at the mercy of the raging floods every rainy season.

Kenya Meteorological Department warned Kenyans of an ongoing rain to continue pounding the country for at least 5 days from Friday. The rain was expected to reduce on April 20, 2020.

The Department says some areas across the country such as Nairobi will continue receiving the rain during the week. Almost all counties across the country will continue receiving the rain.

The government has called on Kenyans staying in areas prone to landslides to move to safer grounds until the season is over to avoid losing lives and property.

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