Sakaja: Sh2.4 billion and 227 flood spots for Nairobi’s El Niño plan
Key points
- Nairobi Governor Sakaja Johnson convened a multi-agency El Niño team (Red Cross, KURA, KeNHA, NDMA, county disaster, environment, Nairobi Rivers Commission).
- Sh2.4 billion is budgeted; Sh2 billion is for drainage on 19 flood-prone roads — tenders awarded, contractors not yet on site.
- Teams mapped 227 hotspots across 17 sub-counties: blocked drains, river corridors, flood roads, emergency-access gaps.
- Five sub-committees: Infrastructure/Drainage; Emergency/Evacuation; Shelter/Relief; Security/Traffic; Communication.
Two hundred and twenty-seven flood spots, Sh2.4 billion, and the rains are still on the forecast. Governor Sakaja Johnson pulled Red Cross, KURA, KeNHA, the National Disaster Management Authority and county arms into one El Niño table, Eastleigh Voice reported from an 17 August meeting.
“This calls for us to prepare together, act early and protect lives and property.” Of the money, Sh2 billion is for drainage on 19 flood-prone roads; Sakaja said tenders are awarded and contractors wait on remaining paperwork. That is meant to sit beside the Nairobi Regeneration Programme. The map covers all 17 sub-counties: undersized drains, silt and waste, river corridors, roads that drown, places where ambulances cannot pass, structures in the waterway, and estates that will need warnings and evacuation. Five sub-committees split the work: drains; rescue; shelter and food; security and traffic; alerts. Personnel and kit are being mobilised to desilt and clear. A hotspot list is not a dry estate — the test is whether those 19 roads are open before October, not whether the PowerPoint has five boxes.
Awarded tenders are not unblocked culverts
Sh2 billion with contractors “about to start” is the sentence Nairobi has heard before. Publish the 19 road names and the start dates.
Kenya news: Kenya News. Verified Sh2.4/2 billion, 19 roads, 227 spots, 17 sub-counties and five committees from Eastleigh Voice.
County should post the 227-point map. KURA/KeNHA should say which of the 19 roads they own.
Estate associations in the hotspots should get the Communication committee’s alert channel in writing.
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Based on Eastleigh Voice reporting of Sakaja’s 17 August briefing. Works had not started in that account.
