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Poor planning to blame for Nairobi flood nightmare

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Flooded houses in Kware area, Embakasi South, May 3, 2024. [Robert Tomno, Standard]

An adage warns that failing to plan is akin to planning to fail. Surveying the current tumult ravaging our nation, it becomes painfully apparent that a glaring lack of foresight plagues our stormwater drainage systems.

Cast your gaze upon Nairobi and the neglect of planning becomes starkly evident. Each county boasts its own planning department, tasked with ensuring that essential infrastructure - water, sewerage, power, and roads - is in place before the erection of any edifice.

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