Interior Ministry Issues Notice to Kenyans Missing Relatives After Nairobi Floods
Nairobi West County Commissioner, Rose Chege, has said that the Nairobi City mortuary is in the process of identifying 27 bodies...
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Following devastating flash floods in Nairobi, the government is urging residents to check the Nairobi City Mortuary for unidentified loved ones. The mortuary currently holds 27 fatalities, including 22 males, 3 females, and 2 children, who are awaiting identification and post-mortem examinations.
- A total of 42 deaths have been confirmed nationwide due to the recent floods, with 26 in Nairobi.
- The Nairobi West County Commissioner, Rose Chege, issued the notice for identification.
- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja described the situation as a National Disaster and highlighted the city's need for Ksh25 billion to overhaul its drainage system and Ksh60 billion annually for infrastructure and services.
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Kenya flood toll rises to 42 as government pledges support for affected families - March 2026
The national death toll from recent floods in Kenya has tragically risen to 42, with Nairobi bearing the brunt of the disaster's impact. Following devastating flash floods in Nairobi, the government is urging residents to check the Nairobi City Mortuary for unidentified loved ones, which currently holds 27 fatalities including 22 males, 3 females, and 2 children awaiting identification. Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in Central Kenya, displacing at least 48 households and leaving one child feared dead. Meanwhile, Nairobi Governor Sakaja Johnson has declared the ongoing floods a national disaster, urging leaders to desist from politicising the tragedy and instead focus on collective action, while defending the controversial relocation of residents from riverbanks last year as a necessary measure to save lives during recent floods.
