-Unfortunately, we have lost 70 people across Kenya due to these rains and about 36,160 families have been forced to flee, Ruto said in a speech to the nation on Saturday.
-Kenya is already drowned. Therefore, we need to prepare for this emergency which will continue, he added.
The rains and the subsequent floods have destroyed parts of the country’s road network and infrastructure.
Somalia and Ethiopia have also been hit by severe flooding as a result of massive amounts of rain, with hundreds of deaths as a result and hundreds of thousands forced to leave their homes.