By JAMES MAUNDU

It’s at the beginning of the long rain season in Kenya which goes on from March to May. While Kenyans celebrate when it rains as this means they will plant and harvest, so far the floods from the rains have caused 13 deaths, displaced 4000 households and killed 339 livestock.

The areas hardest hit by the floods are Marsabit, Turkana, Tana River, Garissa, Kirinyaga, Muranga, Kiambu, Meru, Kisumu, Nairobi and Kitui.

The Authorities have issued advisories as the rain continues. Kenya Red Cross reports that in total 20,000 households may be affected. In the City of Nairobi, those living in slums are mostly affected, like the Kibra, Kware, Viwandani, Mukuru kwa Njenga, Mukuru kwa Reuben as the infrastructure gets damaged.