So far, at least 238 people have died as a result of the country’s continued heavy downpours, which have caused flooding.

On Tuesday, government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura announced that 75 other individuals had been reported missing, with 47,000 homes already displaced by the floods across the country.

Mwaura added that Nairobi leads the list of counties with the greatest casualties, with over 164,000 people reportedly affected.

Other counties hit hard by the rains are Makueni, Nyandarua, Nakuru and Bomet counties which have also experienced landslides.

Mwaura said the ongoing rains have led to massive destruction of property, infrastructure, and deaths of livestock, further leaving many people counting losses across the country.

“Villages have been marooned in Baringo and Nakuru and the railway line was also disrupted by landslide…7,000 acres were destroyed and 4,000 cattle swept,” Mwaura said.

“Masinga Dam is spilling…River Nyando has overflowed, disrupting transport and the road in Murang’a is blocked by a landslide.”

In keeping with the government’s instruction to postpone school reopening, Mwaura disclosed that nearly 600,000 students had no schools to return to because many institutions are either hosting IDPs or have been demolished, with toilets sunk and roofs blasted off.

According to the government spokesperson, the administration is committed to protecting the lives of those impacted and is in the process of constructing buildings to host the IDPs.

“20,000 units will be put up in Nairobi where they will pay Ksh.3,000 rent as mortgage and the programme will also come to Kisumu,” he said.

“Nobody will go back to riparian areas (within) 30-metre radius; Urban planners take note.”

Mwaura further reiterated that multi-agency teams have been deployed and are helping to conduct rescues and distribution of food items.

“441 non-food items have been dispatched. KDF and NYSs are assisting in evacuation as NGAO leads evacuation to safer areas. Evacuation is humane as they are done during the day and temporary shelters are issued to affected families,” he said.