Buildings in Narok Town were on May 7, 205 night destroyed as more floods wreaked havoc. No deaths were reported. PHOTO | GEORGE SAYAGIE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
By GEORGE SAYAGIE
Two bridges, roads and more houses were destroyed on Thursday night as floods wrecked havoc in Narok town yet again.
The Tropical and Maendeleo bridges were left hanging precariously following the latest downpour.
Yesterday
morning, those with vehicles had no choice but to walk, as the main
road linking the town and government offices, hospital and main stage
were impassable.
Mud and rocks had been swept onto the roads.
The condition of bridges continues to pose a big threat to the lives of traders and residents as most of the are hanging precariously, and might collapse at any time.
Political leaders, including
Governor Samuel Ole Tunai, Senator Stephen Ole Ntutu, Narok North MP
Moitalel Kenta and Patrick Ntutu (Narok West) as well as Narok East MP
Ken Kaloku were in the meantime, engaged in blame games regarding the
poor planning of the town that is behind the flood disasters.
Governor Tunai termed the floods, the worst in the history of the town.
Narok
central business association chairman David Ole Sankok said clinics,
pharmacies and M-Pesa shops were clogged with water, and people could
not get access to the premises.
“More floods hit us
last night, and we were lucky it was at night. In fact they were more
devastating than the first one that left 13 people dead, and 7 missing,”
he said.
Both the national and county governments have
warned the locals in areas prone to flooding to relocate their
businesses, but despite the risk of more floods, they have opted to stay
put.
At the height of the floods, Devolution and
Planning Cabinet Secretary Ann Waiguru toured the area and pledged
support to the county government in curbing future flooding.
As
in the previous case, bulldozers were released by the county government
to the affected areas to help remove the mad and stones, while
residents used buckets to remove flood waters from they businesses.
Ms
Seath Morine, the proprietor of Mammies Eatery, a fast foods outlet,
said she has lost more than Sh3 million as a result of the floods.
“I
just returned from China two weeks ago. I came in with hi-tech machines
used to process potatoes and its by products, but they went with the
floods,” said Ms Morine.