President William Ruto Monday evening arrived in Mathare, Nairobi county to asses the flooding situation and check on the victims displaced by heavy rains.
The President toured the Kiamaiko area where he addressed locals assuring them of government support.
He said the government will give each affected family Sh10,000 to help them seek alternative accommodation for three months as the government seeks a lasting solution.
"We have 40,000 households who were affected during the evacuation for safety reasons. Every household will receive Sh10,000 to look for alternative housing," Ruto said.
"We will give them the money for their 3-month rent as the Government looks for another alternative."
The President was in the company of Interior CS Kithure Kindiki, PS Raymond Omollo and his Housing counterpart Charles Hinga among other state officials.
Mathare was one of the areas massively affected by floodwaters in Nairobi.
Several properties and lives were lost in Mathare as floodwaters swept through homes.
