Mai Mahiu Flash Floods Death Toll Rises to 71, More Still Missing.
Mai Mahiu Flash Floods Death Toll Rises to 71: More than 28 people are still missing from the tragic floods in Mai Mahiu, Nakuru County, that happened on Monday.
Earlier, The Ministry of Interior on Tuesday issued a statement saying 46 people had died from the tragedy while 53 others were still missing.
However, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said by Tuesday morning been confirmed 71 dead, which indicated that 28 others have still not been found.
He further highlighted that counties that have been adversely affected by floods in the last 24 hours include; Nairobi, Tana River, West Pokot, and Homa Bay
Kithure Kindiki stated,”We are actively carrying out search, rescue, and retrieval operations particularly in Nakuru due to the recent mudslide and have rescued 23 people in Garissa,”
President Ruto has since given a 48 hour notice to people living in flood prone areas, to move citing that county budgets were flexible enough to accommodate such emergencies.
He stated,”This is not the time for a blame game, we should just address ourselves to the issues, and move with speed to respond. I ask citizens to move away from areas of danger,”
“The instruments that have been built into the budget give all governments, at all levels emergency resources. There is always room for any county to adjust their budgets to take care of emergencies. Every level of government has been built into the budget, that a certain percentage of their budget can be reorganised to meet emergency requirements,” he added.
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