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Originally published by Nation Newstop
March 10, 2026
1w ago
Kenyan floods: The making of a disaster

Death and destruction as Nairobi fails to keep abreast of the cityβs rapid urbanisation needs...
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Recent floods in Kenya, particularly impacting Nairobi between March and April 2024, have resulted in at least 169 deaths and widespread destruction. This follows a flash flood that killed 42 people in a rural village.
- The floods' severity has increased due to land degradation in rural areas, leading to higher storm runoff, and rapid urbanization in cities like Nairobi, characterized by encroachment on riparian zones and loss of wetlands.
- Sean Avery, an environmentalist, highlights that developments built up to watercourses in Nairobi make traditional flood mitigation like storage basins impossible and worsen upstream flooding.
- Contributing factors include illegal settlements in low-lying areas, land subsidence due to groundwater over-abstraction in Nairobi, and a general flouting of laws protecting riverbanks.
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