William Ruto Announces KSh 10k Token To Each Of 40k People Displaced By Floods In Nairobi

• President William Ruto said no flood victim would sleep hungry as the government has set aside enough funds to buy food
• Ruto said all flood victims will get KSh 10,000 to look for alternative accommodation for three months as the government seeks a lasting solution
• The president was accompanied to Mathare by Interior CS Kithure Kindiki, PS Raymond Omollo, among other government officials

Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Nairobi - President William Ruto has toured the Mathare area to assess the damage left behind by the ongoing heavy floods.

Addressing the residents on Monday, May 6, the president announced a stipend for all flood victims in Nairobi.

What will happen to displaced people in Mathare

Ruto said the Kenya Kwanza government will give each of the 40,000 households displaced by floods KSh 10,000 to look for alternative accommodation for three months as the government seeks a lasting solution.

"We have 40,000 households who were affected during the evacuation for safety reasons. Every household will receive KSh 10,000 to look for alternative housing.

We will give them the money for their 3-month rent as the government looks for another alternative," Ruto announced.

The president, who was accompanied by Interior CS Kithure Kindiki, PS Raymond Omollo and his Housing counterpart Charles Hinga, added the government will soon award the tender for 5,000 affordable housing in Kiamaiko.

Why did government demolish houses at Mukuru kwa Rueben?

Meanwhile, residents of Mukuru kwa Rueben found themselves counting losses after the government ordered the demolishing of their houses.

The houses that were mostly made out of iron sheets were trampled on and destroyed by bulldozers on Friday, May 3.

The demolished houses were said to be near riverbanks.

In a video shared by Citizen TV, residents watched helplessly as the bulldozers brought down their houses.

What you need to know about floods

• KenGen’s managing director and CEO, Peter Njenga, urged communities living within the vicinity of Masinga Dam to consider relocation.
• Uhuru Kenyatta donated KSh 2 million to assist in rescue operations in areas affected by floods.
• The weatherman urged Kenyans to stay prepared, adding that the rains would affect most parts of Nairobi.

Proofreading by Otukho Jackson, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke