National Youth Service officers on Thursday morning began opening up drainage systems within Nairobi estates in an effort to help ease the ongoing flooding and its repercussions in the city.
NYS servicemen have began work unclogging the drainage systems to assist areas affected by the #NairobiFloods pic.twitter.com/iKKMwrqFTp
— NYS Kenya (@NYS_Ke) May 14, 2015
On Wednesday Devolution CS Ann Waiguru announced that 10,000 National Youth Service officers will be deployed to Nairobi to help city residents deal with the aftermath of the heavy downpour.
I have instructed that the 10K @NYS_Ke to be deployed in the Nrb city county Govt offer support in unclogging the NRB drainage systems
— Anne Waiguru (@AnneWaiguru) May 13, 2015
The floods have caused massive loss of lives and property in the city. Some residents spent upto 10 hours on the roads on Monday and Tuesday after roads became impassable and caused massive traffic snarl ups in the city.
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Nairobi governor Evans Kidero apologized to residents for the situation saying the county government was working with the meteorological department, and will advise residents accordingly in the coming days.
The Star reports that the government has set aside KSh50 million to be used to clear clogged drainage channels and re-construct roads that have been destroyed.
