El Nino: 100,000 households in Nairobi to be affected Nairobi 44 min ago

In preparations to mitigate the impact of the El Nino phenomenon, which is expected to be accompanied by heavy rains, and floods, the National Disaster Operation Centre (NDOC), Kenya Red Cross, and Nairobi County Disaster Management sector have identified some of areas in the city which will be affected.

The Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) is also expected to witness floods based on historical occurrence, which the county government said will be monitored to ensure that mitigation measures are put in place.

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group This comes days after the Principal Secretary for Health Mary Muthoni said that El Nino contingency plans have been rolled out to provide a common framework for national and county governments, emergency agencies, humanitarian organisations and development partners to anticipate, prevent, detect and respond rapidly to flood-related health emergencies.