Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2405/736363-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="Image source:" align="left"><br><span >Image source: [[https://twitter.com/UKinKenya @UKinKenya]]&lt;/span><p><i>Floods in Kenya killed at least <a href="https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2024-04-30-floods-update-169-killed-by-floods-91-missing-interior-ministry/">169 people</a> between March and April 2024. The most catastrophic of these deaths occurred after a flash flood swept through a rural village <a href="https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2024-04-29-update-at-least-42-people-killed-in-mai-mahiu-landslide/">killing 42 people</a>. Death and destruction have also occurred in the capital, Nairobi, a stark reminder of the persistent failure to keep abreast of the city&#x2019;s rapid urbanisation needs. <a href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/sean-avery">Sean Avery</a>, who has undertaken numerous flood and drainage studies throughout Africa, unpacks the problems and potential solutions.</i></p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.comhttps://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/article/kenyas-devastating-floods-expose-decades-of-poor-urban-planning-and-bad-landmanagement-895863a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=111&c=701&ct=1&ci=248149">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>