Geoffrey Mosiria, the Nairobi County Chief Officer for Environment, has attributed the flooding witnessed in Parklands and sections of the city to the actions of unscrupulous developers.
While visiting flooded roads on Saturday, November 30, Mosiria exposed that some developers had built their houses on river and road reserves.
In some instances, the developers replaced constructed walkways on top of existing drainages.
Therefore, during a heavy rainy season, rainwater cannot find its way to the drainage system causing massive flooding on the roads and estates.
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This is the current situation in parklands where developers have constructed above the river and diverted the river to the county drainage system, causing massive flooding on the road, As President Ruto promised to reclaim all riparian land very soon this problem will be a… pic.twitter.com/eUuKmWJBNW
— Geoffrey Mosiria (@HonMosiria) November 29, 2024
"This is the current situation in parklands where developers have constructed above the river and diverted the river to the county drainage system, causing massive flooding on the road," he stated.
Consequently, he noted that the county government would engage with the developers to address the drainage issues.
On the other hand, he opined the long-lasting solution would be to demolish the buildings that have been constructed along riparian land.
"As President William Ruto promised to reclaim all riparian land very soon this problem will be a thing of the past," the county official expressed.
Mosiria made the visits to the affected estates after numerous motorists were unable to get home due to the flooding.
In some cases, vehicles were submerged in water, causing more losses to the motorists.
