Victims of Mai Mahiu tragedy told to vacate camps, offered Ksh.5,000 rent

The move aims at facilitating the victims to rebuild their lives, three weeks after the tragedy that claimed over 6o lives, washed away homes and left others injured. 

Over the weekend, the disaster management committee accompanied victims housed at PBB Children's Home to their damaged land, in a bid to identify legitimate owners of the parcels of land where houses were swept off.

Among them, 11 families whose houses are still intact but were submerged in the flood waters, have been instructed to immediately leave the camp and head back to their homes.

However, the instructions was not well received with some, who said they are still in fear of suffering a second blow once they return to their homes, should the rains continue.

On the other part, victims whose houses were completely swept off claim they were issued with a two-week notice to identify rental houses within the area to move into.

Each family is set to receive Ksh.5,000 monthly rent for a period of three months, an amount they claim is not enough.

46 families were housed in the PBB camp, with 8 families vacating back to their homes before the end of the week.

At the camp, psycho social support services is continuously being offered to the victims more so the ones who lost their loved ones.