Thursday, November 26, 2020 - Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko is now under siege following a new plot to impeach him. Details of a meeting aimed at impeaching Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, that occurred at Capitol Hill, have revealed a new plot to deal with the governor's hardline position against the Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS). The meeting,…
"My mother went to the provincial administration offices and caused a scene, saying she would not leave until her son was admitted to Alliance High School."
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Parts of Nairobi were severely affected by floods following recent heavy rainfall. [Courtesy]
The Kenya Meteorological Department has announced that the heavy rainfall experienced in many parts of the country will reduce in intensity beginning Friday, May 14.
The parts of Kenya, which will experience significant change in rainfall pattern, are Nairobi, West, East and Central Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria Basin, and parts of Ukambani such as Kitui.
Kenya Met said the change in rainfall intensity might be gradual, but significant difference will be experienced by Saturday, May 15.
???????Heavy rainfall more than 30mm within 24 hours which has been observed over some parts of the Highlands West of the Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria Basin, the Central Rift Valley, the Northwest, the South-eastern Lowlands, the Northeast & the Highlands East of the Rift Valley
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Peter Theuri |
January 14th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
A residential building near Nairobi Dam that was earmarked for demolition in 2018. [File, Standard]
In 2018, numerous house owners in Nairobi were sweating over the possibility of their property being demolished.
A report by the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) dated June 26, 2018 said the government had earmarked buildings sitting on riparian land, which were to be flattened.
Authorities warned that the crackdown would affect about 4,000 buildings that were deemed to interfere with the hydrological and ecological balance.
A number of buildings were actually brought down by the Nairobi River Regeneration team led by Nema.