By Thomas Bosire | Features reporter, Nation Media Group | Link to article
Our very own Chris Mwangi was featured on Daily Nation on the 6th of April 2023. He had a lot of insightful information to share.
Heavy rains are usually not a blessing, not just in Nairobi, but in the country’s other counties. And non-existent or poor drainage systems are to blame in many cases.
As it is, whenever it rains heavily, Kenyans are forced to wade through pools of water, some of it polluted by raw sewage, while in some parts of the country, rivers sweep away bridges or flood roads, making them impassable. In others, houses are swept away or submerged by mudslides.
The problem of flooding is a perennial one, even in cities where, ideally, the drainage system should be efficient.
