Nyamira parents have been warned against allowing their children fetch watch from flooded rivers due to the ongoing heavy rains in the region.
This comes a day after River Gucha, which is the largest in the region, broke its banks on Wednesday and swept away a 7-year-old child who was reportedly fetching water from the river.
Speaking on Thursday when he visited the family of the deceased, Kevin Gwaro, Bogichora MCA Beattah Omanga asked parents to take responsibility of taking care of their children from such avoidable accidents.
He further asked families living near the river banks to avoid the area till the water bodies go down.
“It is sad that we can lose lives from flooded rivers. As parents, we have to take responsibility by ensuring our children are safe from flooded rivers. It is not fair to have them going to fetch water in this risky region,” he said.
“Many of you are living near river banks and it is important that you evacuate from such places in this rainy season. I have offered myself to pay your accommodation elsewhere,” Omanga said.
He asked the county government of Nyamira to work with speed and construct dykes in low areas in the entire county to combat such disasters.
”The county government has man power to establish dykes around vulnerable areas and this should be done in speed to prevent such disasters,” he said.