Kiambu County Commissioner Wilson Wanyanga has urged residents to exercise great caution as heavy rains continue to pound the area.
Wanyanga wants residents and more so road users to be careful while using the roads.
Speaking to journalists in Kiambu Town on Thursday, Wanyanga said that road accidents have risen up along the Thika Super highway and other roads in the county as a result of the heavy rains.
Wanyanga also asked locals must take caution to avoid being swept away by floods.
“We urge residents to be careful this rainy season and avoid flooded areas,” he said.
Wanyanga also asked locals living in buildings that are likely to collapse because of heavy rains to vacate.
He said a team from his office and the county government is on the ground assessing faulty buildings for demolition.
The county commissioner also warned Public Service Vehicle (PSV) drivers against taking advantage of the rains to flout traffic rules.
He said that more traffic officer's will be deployed across major roads to ensure adherence to traffic laws.
Wanyanga said that his office is in consultations wth the county government to come up with a toll free number that locals can call whenever their is a emergency caused by the heavy rains.
On Monday, the Meteorological department said that Kiambu is among counties to experience heavy rains accompanied with flashfloods this week.
The weatherman predicted that the heavy rains will continue until next week.
The effect of the rains are already being felt in Kiambu and neighboring areas.
On Thursday morning, major roads were flooded hampering activities following over night heavy downfall.
This comes as residents of Limuru, Thika and Juja town complain of poor drainage that has seen rain water flood into their busisnes premises and homes.
The locals now want governor Ferdinand Waititu to intervene and order for drainage system repair.