Governor Johnson Sakaja oversees the removal of structures obstructing waterways along Naivasha Road in Kawangware.
Nairobi County is removing drainage obstructions and deploying more machinery to flood hotspots ahead of expected El Niño rains.
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has overseen the removal of illegal structures blocking waterways along Naivasha Road in Kawangware.
The operation forms part of Nairobi County’s preparations for expected El Niño rains.
County teams are clearing drainage obstructions and waterways across several flood-prone areas.
The county has also deployed additional machinery to identified flood hotspots.
Sakaja said structures occupying drainage corridors would continue to face removal.
He said the move would reopen waterways and improve stormwater flow.
County Targets Drainage Corridors
The Naivasha Road operation targeted structures obstructing established drainage routes.
Sakaja said restoring the corridors would help protect lives and property during heavy rains.
Similar clearance operations are underway in Mlango Soko and other parts of Nairobi.
Meanwhile, county teams are improving existing drainage channels.
The works include removing silt, clearing debris and widening waterways.
Workers are also deepening channels to create more space for stormwater.
Sakaja Inspects Embakasi Drainage Works
The governor also inspected flood-mitigation works in Imara Daima, Kwa Njenga and Governor’s Road.
The areas fall within Embakasi South and Embakasi East constituencies.
Teams are clearing and desilting drainage channels in the affected neighbourhoods.
They are also deepening and widening waterways to improve water flow.
Additional machinery has been deployed to areas identified as flood hotspots.
The county says the equipment will help speed up ongoing drainage works.
County Steps Up Flood Preparations
Sakaja said the county would continue the interventions with urgency.
He described the works as necessary to protect residents and their property.
The county’s strategy combines removing obstructions with upgrading existing drainage channels.
In Kawangware and Mlango Soko, teams are removing structures blocking waterways.
In Embakasi, workers are clearing, deepening and widening drainage channels.
The county says the measures aim to improve Nairobi’s preparedness ahead of the expected rains.
