Sakaja orders demolition of homes on Nairobi riverbanks

Heavy rains just forced Nairobi's governor to greenlight demolitions along the city's riverbanks.

Sakaja's riverbank demolition plan

• Johnson Sakaja confirmed that structures on the riverbanks will go.
• Heavy machinery is already assembled for the job.
• Brookside was name-dropped as a repeat-flooding hotspot.
• Sakaja called these painful but necessary decisions.

Joint committee's 48-hour directive

• A multi-agency damage report got a two-day deadline.
• Drainage blockages across all 17 sub-counties will get mapped.
• Silt clearing, road repairs, and stormwater upgrades are prioritized.
• Riparian and floodplain recovery efforts are ramping up.

Satellite mapping for flood preparedness

• GIS and satellite maps of Nairobi's river corridors are coming.
• Floodplains and high-risk zones will be publicly shared.
• Better urban planning and disaster readiness are the goals.

Emergency relief is already rolling out

• Over 4,000 households received water-treatment supplies.
• More than 300 flood-hit homes and latrines got sanitized.
• Around 1,300 residents received water safety training.
• Over 30 flooded schools were disinfected for 3,800-plus students.