A 12-year-old girl was swept away by the water as flooding destroyed part of the country and displaced hundreds of families.
An attempt to save the little girl failed as the raging water broke through the wall and swept her and everything in the house.
Hundreds of homes were also affected after heavy rains hit Nairobi and much of the country late on Wednesday.
Around 5 a.m Thursday, residents of Nairobi’s Waruku Kangemi district woke up to severe flooding after heavy rain hitting the city.
Sixth grader Ashley Nyaboke and her mother were sleeping when their house flooded, walls collapsed and she was swept into a nearby river.
The search operation, which began at 6 am on Thursday, continued all day, but it was prevented by heavy rain observed in the afternoon.
The family has since turned to the government for help in finding their daughter’s body.
The flood hit more than 100 homes without warning and wiped them off the face of the earth.
Goods worth thousands of shillings were lost and affected residents lost their homes.
“Nilikuwa nimelala usiku nikaskia nje kunafurika…vitu tuliacha ndani lakini mingi ilienda.” Emily Simiyu, who was among the affected family said.
Mp for North Dagoretti, who was visited the affected families, urged Nairobi residents along the river to evacuate immediately.
Elsewhere, hundreds of residents from the villages of Godoma and Vatiti in Moyal in Marsabit district were evacuated after heavy rains flooded the area.
Several houses were destroyed by the flood. This comes despite the area suffering from a prolonged drought before.
The Kenya Meteorological Department predicts rainfall in March 2023 to be below average for much of the country.
