PS Omollo assures learners of safety, says gov’t monitoring flood situation

Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo said the government is continuously monitoring the flood situation in the country and will ensure the safe and efficient movement of learners, parents, and teachers as schools reopen.

Speaking in Kisumu on Sunday, Omollo assured learners of safety as they report for the second term.

“We have put enough mechanisms in place so that students can get back to school safely. We will constantly be monitoring the situation, working with the ministry of education and all schools,” Omollo said.

With the floods having wreaked havoc in the Nyanza region, Nandi Governor Stephen Sang called for permanent measures that will see residents settle without having to move out of homes during heavy rains.  

“This region would have developed more if people would have secure settlement where you don’t have to worry about floods. We must work and provide a lasting solution to these floods,” Sang said.

On his part, Kisumu Senator Tom Ojienda called for completion of dams in the region to contain floods.

“We need a permanent solution to the floods in this region. That permanent solution will be achieved if we complete the Soin dam and also adopt other measures to ensure we bank our water,” Ojienda stated.

The heavy rains witnessed in Kenya since March led to flooding across the country, where more than 200 people were killed and tens of thousands displaced.