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Nairobi’s floods and the climate reality Kenya can no longer defer
A woman walks past the wreckages of private vehicles destroyed following heavy rainfall in the Grogan area, popular for automotive workshops and secondhand spare parts in downtown Nairobi, Kenya on March 7, 2026.
When floodwaters swept through parts of Nairobi this past weekend, streets turned into rivers, cars were carried away, and families watched homes and businesses disappear under muddy water.
As residents struggled to make sense of the devastation, familiar questions emerged. Was this the result of blocked drainage systems filled with plastic waste? Construction on riparian land? Or failures in disaster preparedness despite early weather warnings?
