Kenyans Stunned By Videos Of Flooded Nairobi Expressway As Heavy Rains Hit City

• Heavy rains hit the city, leaving Kenyans running helter-skelter for dear life in Nairobi's CBD
• Videos of floods in the city have taken over the internet, and some depict how the Nairobi Expressway was also affected
• A video of a man's house flooding with water also went viral, with netizens advising him to unplug all his appliances

Kenyans on the internet have been stunned by the flooding that has been happening in Nairobi county.

Why the Nairobi Expressway is trending

Videos and pictures seen by TUKO.co.ke showed many motorists and pedestrians stranded as others tried to force their way through the flooded waters.

During the heavy rains, certain Kenyans seized an opportunity to earn a livelihood by carrying pedestrians on their shoulders through the flooded streets.

The downpour also posed challenges for boda boda riders, who had to abandon their vehicles on the roads due to safety concerns and were unable to navigate through the inundated areas.

Video of a heavily flooded Nairobi Expressway also left Kenyans worried about its drainage system.

Another video of the Expressway draining its water also left Kenyans with mixed reactions.

Netizens react to heavy floods

Here is what they had to say:

@abumburu:

"Paying 500 to drive in water."

@DannyMunyi:

"Well, at least there's more water up there to make your boat move faster. How's it Kenya can't get such simple things right?"

@Nancy_Groves

"So much flooding on the Nairobi Expressway— this was one small part. Be careful!"

@j_makite:

"Even in Mombasa the Makupa causeway has similar issues. The Chinese seem to have a shortcoming with the drainage of elevated roads."

@NoveAugust:

"A road is like a big gutter you have to evacuate the water faster than it's collecting otherwise it'll flood. I don't know who needs to be whipped whenever these basic mistakes happen."

@RichardKabugi:

"If the road construction was done without drainage system, where else would the rain water go other than use road as a dam. Zoea hivyo kiongozi."

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