The current situation at 360 apartments at Machakos county after the Saturday overnight rains. The residents are now blaming the county government of Machakos over the poor drainage system in the area.
Cars have been covered by water and health is now a risk to the people. Sources have revealed that the area has been experiencing same condition especially after heavy rainfalls.
Being a holiday for lovers, many residents will have to stay indoors since they cannot access main road and vehicles.
Machakos governor Alfred Mutua had promised to resolve the problem last year after the December and March rainfalls filled the area.
The weather man has predicted persistent rainfalls in the country which gives a nightmare to the people living in the apartment.
The county government is entitled, among them ensuring proper drainage facilities to curb flooding.
Residents are urging the county government of Machakos to provide a lasting solution to ensure their safety.
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You can not built skyscrapers and not afford to build a drainage system. More so the developer went for Cheap land and didn't think of the consequences. The people staying in those areas also contribute towards drainage system blockage. The developer should have done better landscape design.
PhiliphMaina
02-14 08:50:26
ooh it's devastating , something urgent need to be done , so many lives there at risk .
GUEST_QoN58yMpy
02-14 15:24:57
the owner/ contractor did diverted stream water to get more land to build more hses, so ............
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JuliusKhisa
02-14 09:59:33You can not built skyscrapers and not afford to build a drainage system. More so the developer went for Cheap land and didn't think of the consequences. The people staying in those areas also contribute towards drainage system blockage. The developer should have done better landscape design.
PhiliphMaina
02-14 08:50:26ooh it's devastating , something urgent need to be done , so many lives there at risk .
GUEST_QoN58yMpy
02-14 15:24:57the owner/ contractor did diverted stream water to get more land to build more hses, so ............