Flooding displaces residents in south west of Kenya

Continuing heavy downpours have caused the Nyando River to overflow displacing more than 150 households in Ombaka, with some seeking shelter in a school. Livestock and hundreds of acres of farmland have also been affected by the flooding.
Augustine Neto Ochieng, government officer said "We, people have really suffered for the last six years every time it comes (referring to floods, ed.) like now, people have been displaced like as we are speaking right now, one (hundred) sixty-two households have been displaced currently ninety-five are staying at Nyamasao Primary School. The rest out of that one (hundred and) sixty-two are temporarily seeking refuge from their kins; some have moved to rent at the nearest market center."
The East African country has seen thousands of people killed by flooding in previous rainy seasons, mostly in the lake regions and downstream of major rivers.