Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has reiteriated the commitment by the government to ensure all Kenyans affected by floods are helped.
Speaking when he visited families that have been displaced by floods from Nairobi's Mathare area, Gachagua said the government is looking or ways of resettling the victims.
Gachagua visited the families which are currently sheltering at Valley Bridge Primary School in Kiamaiko in Mathare.
He was accompanied by EAC Cabinet Secretary Penina Malonza and Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris among other leaders.
Gachagua has ruled out the possibility of resettling them on the river banks, saying this will put their lives at risk.
He noted he will lias with President William Ruto to find a solution even as the school in which they are sheltering at the moment is supposed to be reopened for second term.
"I sympathise with you for being affected by floods hence you had to come here so that we can save lives especially those of mothers with small children and the pregnant ones," Gachagua said.
"We have come here with stuff to help you; food, mattresses, blankets, as we try to figure out what we can do because this school should be reopened," he noted.
The DP assured the residents that the government will do everything within its power to ensure they get an alterntive shelter.
He has hovwever called on Kenyans to exercise caution as the country continues to receive heavy rainfall.
"I want to assure you that the government cares for you and we will do our level best within our mens to help you but we want to be careful," Gachagua said.
He added: "We don’t want you to go back to the river bank because we don’t want deaths and anything that will affect your health."
On Saturday, the Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome said they have dispatched more personnel to various roads to help in directing motorists and other users.
He urged motorists and other road users to be cautious ahead of the reopening of the schools this week.
Some schools are affected by the flooding occasioned by the rains so far.
Koome said the ongoing heavy rains and floods being experienced in the country have not only claimed lives, but also rendered some roads and rivers impassable.
Similarly, he said, it is expected that road traffic, both human and vehicular, will be very heavy next week.
