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Quenians protest in Nairobi over forced evictions due to floods
Hundreds of Kenyans protested in central Nairobi on Thursday against the government’s forced evictions and demolition of hundreds of homes amid devastating floods that have killed at least 291 people since mid-March.
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Protesters, who marched peacefully through the capital, decried the government’s lack of planning to deal with the floods and ensure the safety of the population.
"Kenyan lives matter! Illegal structures and poor planning cause floods and displacement" or "safe houses for all not for a few" read some of the placards, which denounced the lack of housing alternatives for those affected.
The death toll from the torrential rains and flooding in Kenya has risen to 291, up two from the last report, government spokesman Isaac Mwaura said on Monday.
The number of missing people and those injured remained unchanged at 75 and 188, respectively.
In a statement on social media, Mwaura warned that the situation "remains critical as more rains are expected in the central highlands including Nairobi," where a heavy thunderstorm hit on Monday afternoon after several days without rain.
The northwestern region, the Lake Victoria basin and the Rift Valley, as well as the areas of Machakos and Kajiado near the capital, are also on alert, while the rest of the country will remain mostly dry.
However, health concerns have increased, as overcrowding due to people being forced to flee their homes has so far caused 53 cases of cholera and 54 of dysentery, which are being treated by the health ministry and the Kenya Red Cross Society, the spokesman added.
Some 285,600 people have been displaced from their homes, with hundreds of houses having collapsed as they were located in muddy and flood-prone areas.
The long rainy season, which runs from March to May and affects East Africa, has been intensified by the El Niño weather phenomenon, a change in atmospheric dynamics caused by increased temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.
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