Kakamega county has stepped up mitigation measures against flooding that has ravaged several parts of the county. One person also died in a collapsed gold mining shaft in Ikolomani even after the county government suspended mining activities. Kakamega deputy governor Ayub Savula said more than 1,000 households, mainly around the county’s major rivers, have been affected by the floods and mudslides. Savula said some of the affected schools include Zion Academy and Misimo Primary School in Kabras South and Maungu Primary School in Lugari. Others are Shilalyo and Mukumu areas in Shinyalu and all wards in Ikolomani subcounty.
