Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa says the country has lost 237 people following the ongoing heavy rains in most parts of the country.
Wamalwa further says over 164 thousand households have been affected displacing over 870 thousand people across the country.
Addressing the press Wednesday morning, Wamalwa warned that the situation may worsen as he urged Kenyans living close to the rivers and in areas prone to mudslides and landslides to be cautious.
The floods & rising water levels in all our lakes &rivers,is unprecedented & the devastation overwhelming.lake Victoria last reached these levels in the 1950s & lake Naivasha last reached these levels in https://t.co/0AX6dgLkDU date 237 lives have been lost &161,000H/Hs affected pic.twitter.com/loyo3MXaVh
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He said that the ongoing rainfall will continue up to June and more people are likely to be affected.
At the same time, the CS said that government officials have visited areas that have been mostly hit by floods to access the situation.
He said Garissa and Mandera counties in the northern region are the worst affected by the floods and Tana River in the coastal region.
He called upon government agencies, partners and individual donors to adhere to laid down protocols by Ministry of Health when giving food donations.
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