Governor Nassir : Flooding in Mombasa not due to drainage

Mombasa Governor Abdullswamad Nassir has dismissed reports that the flooding being experienced in parts of the county is due to poor drainage system

Speaking on Saturday, Nassir instead raised concern that there are parts of the county where people had constructed their homes on waterways.

“I have heard many say it is the drainage; If the problem was the drainage this whole county would be submerged,” he said.

“There are some areas that the entire villages are constructed on water ways and as it rains excessively there was no way for the water hence the flooding,” Nassir added.

According to the Governor, so far more than 3,800 people have been affected by the floods with data from the county call centre showing those worst hit are Bamburi, Bombolulu and parts of Utange.