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Heavy rainfall and subsequent landslides have claimed at least 10 lives across Kenya, prompting police and government officials to issue urgent warnings.
Seven of the fatalities occurred in eastern Kenya, while critical infrastructure, including bridges in Kwale and Kitui counties, sustained significant damage.
In the Rift Valley’s Elgeyo Marakwet county, landslides have further complicated the situation, blocking major transit routes such as the Iten–Kabarnet road.
The Kenya Red Cross is currently active in Nairobi’s Mukuru Kwa Njenga neighbourhood, where households have been marooned, and several individuals are reportedly missing.
While these rains are part of the typical March-to-May wet season, authorities noted that the intensity of the downpours, combined with oversaturated ground, has created a high-risk environment for further disasters.
The Ministry of Interior has placed the lower Tana River basin on high alert as rising water levels upstream threaten a major hydropower dam system.
Increased inflows into the Seven Forks reservoirs could lead to devastating floods for over 100,000 residents in the Tana River Delta.
Officials are urging downstream communities to remain vigilant as the government monitors the stability of the dam system and local river levels.
