Many people residing within the Rhonda informal settlement have expressed their displeasure with the way authorities in the Nakuru County government are handling their grievances, saying that they feel segregated because of being treated like outsiders.
They say that being one of the largest habited slums in Nakuru, provision of quality basic services has proven to be a real issue with local leaders using it a hunting ground of votes but forget about them upon being elected.
Speaking to this reporter on Thursday at the Kibowen Komen primary school where more than 100 families are seeking refuge after being displaced by the on-going El Nino rains, the residents accuse Governor Kinuthia Mbugua of assuming their plight as they continue to suffer.
“We are now counting the second week here after rains swept away our structures but nothing seems to be forthcoming from the government’s side. The situation is deteriorating as days go by because of congestion and the harsh conditions we are being forced to operate under,” noted Simon Mbugua, a youth leader in the area.
He accused the area leadership of using lies and being selfish because since they moved into the temporal camp, nothing tangible has been offered from them with a majority opting not to answer calls after lying that they would visit them at the school and help them get relief food.
Anne Merisa is incurring double pain after she incurred a miscarriage two days ago due to the inconveniences she is was forced to bare after her house was swept away last week.
“As much as El Nino is a natural calamity, the government is letting us down by not doing anything to assist us regain our normal lives. Let the governor do something because we are suffering,” she lamented.
They have now vowed to stage a peaceful demonstration if nothing was done by next week arguing the money that was set aside to deal with inconveniences brought up by El Nino should be not lie idle in the bank as they continued suffering.