As Kenya's flood toll rises, Human Rights Watch says officials must step up efforts

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Human Rights Watch accuses Kenyan authorities of not responding adequately to ongoing floods that have killed more than 170 people since the start of the rainy season.

A man swims from a submerged church compound, after the River Tana broke its banks following heavy rains at Mororo, border of Tana River and Garissa counties, northeastern Kenya, April 28. Heavy rains pounding different parts of Kenya have led to dozens of deaths and the displacement of tens of thousands of people, according to the United Nations.

Kenya's Meteorology Department sent an early warning before the rainy season started, but President William Ruto only formed a response committee on April 24. By then, nearly 100 people had died due to the flooding. The rights group said the government did not draw lessons from the last year's rainy season that left hundreds of people dead.

The government announced at the time that at least 10 billion Kenyan shillings would be released to prepare a nationwide response. It is unclear how the funds were used, and critics have accused the government of misappropriation.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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