By COLLINS OMULOMore by this AuthorBy STEPHEN ODUORMore by this AuthorBy OSCAR KAKAIMore by this AuthorAt least 112 people have been killed by floods, the Kenya Red Cross Society has said as it launched a Sh499 million appeal to help those displaced. On Friday, eight people died and property was destroyed in separate incidents following heavy rains in different parts of the country. Kenya Red Cross Society Secretary-General Abbas Gullet said the emergency fund will go towards provision of shelter and settlement, health and nutrition, water and food for the affected population. In Tana River, a directive was issued to forcibly move residents living in flood-prone areas to higher ground. RELIEF FOODKenya Red Cross has identified the worst affected counties as Tana River, Garissa, Kilifi and Kisumu, Mandera, Isiolo, Turkana, Marsabit, Makueni and Kitui where 48,177 households have been displaced so far.

Source: Daily Nation May 04, 2018 14:01 UTC