CS Ruku directs urgent mitigation measures over Nairobi floods

Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has directed Special Programmes Principal Secretary to convene a multi-agency consultation meeting to discuss urgent mitigation measures for the ongoing floods and landslides in Nairobi County.

Speaking during a visit to Drive-In in Ruaraka, where a 23-year-old single mother and her two young children tragically lost their lives, CS Ruku revealed that 55 households have been affected, with nearly 200 people displaced.

The CS assured affected families that the government has already provided relief food and other essential supplies.

“The State Department for Special Programmes, the government will continue to take proactive steps to safeguard the lives and well-being of all Kenyans,” he said.

Ruku further stated that the government, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, will relocate people living in high-risk areas to safer locations.

He stressed that this will be done in a humane manner and in full accordance with the law.

He urged residents in vulnerable areas to voluntarily move to safer grounds to prevent further loss of life.