Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has told residents to expect more rainfall in the City and take necessary precautions.
The governor noted that the rainfall has reached unexpected levels and City residents should brace themselves for more.
"The rains are likely to come with a lot of inconvenience such as traffic congestion, electricity fall out and destruction of property. The residents are thus expected to take care and assist the government to mitigate the situation. Nairobi residents and members of the public are urged to cooperate with the county and national government officials and their agencies to facilitate works to improve the drainage system,” said Dr Kidero in a statement.
“The steady rain that has been pounding the City for the last three days reached an all-time high of 80mm against an expected normal rainfall of 12mm. The City is likely to continue receiving more than average rainfall."
According to Dr Kidero, poor disposals, presence of foreign materials in water ways, poor construction and obstruction of drainage systems contributed largely to the floods and residents should be more careful.
“Indiscriminate disposal of solid waste consisting of excavated soils, construction debris and garbage onto water courses, road reserves and sewerage system (are) restricting the proper functioning of the system.”
Last week Friday, a six-storey building collapsed in Nairobi's Huruma Estate due to heavy rains.
So far, 23 people have been confirmed dead after the tragedy. 136 people have been rescued while over 90 others are unaccounted for.