Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has come under the spotlight after rains experienced on Friday flooded various estates across the city.
Following the rains that were majorly witnessed on Friday afternoon, open spaces in residential areas in estates like Parklands were filled with water making it hard for Kenyans to access their homes.
Sections of the CBD were also affected with the pathways and roads filled with water.
On the other hand, there was disruption of traffic along key roads like Jogoo Road and Waiyaki Way given that water had filled the stretches.
Other Kenyans also questioned the design of the Nairobi Expressway owing to the overflowing water witnessed along the Waiyaki Way stretch.
These incidents saw city residents question the Nairobi County Government over the poor drainage system given that this was not the first time that transport was being paralysed in the capital following heavy rains.
Led by leaders across the political divide, city residents wondered whether the situation would escalate should the rains take the same trajectory in the coming days.
"The governor needs to wake up. I also used to have fun but when it came to work, I performed. You are sleeping now the rains have come to carry us away," former governor Mike Sonko stated.
Meanwhile, the Governor and the county are yet to comment on the situation.
However, in November, the County Government noted that it had averted flooding by repairing and unclogging drainage systems.
"County government has undertaken more than 302 intervention works, including outfall drain cleaning and lining, unclogging of blocked drains, de-siltation and repair of drains, and improving drainage channels' capacity to suitable discharge points," the county government noted in a statement.
"As part of the plan, the County had deployed more than 2,500 personnel (mainly youth and women) known as the Green Army, providing environmental management services across the County, including storm drain clearing, garbage collection, and related community services," Sakaja added.
