Nairobi floods: Mosiria appeals for urgent reinforcements as cars submerge
By Valerian Khakayi, March 6, 2026The ongoing heavy rains have caused severe flooding in parts of Nairobi County.
Nairobi County Chief Officer for Citizen Engagement and Customer Service, Geoffrey Mosiria, has appealed for additional emergency teams to join the county rescue efforts at Riverside, near Kamukunji Police Station, where several cars have been submerged.
In a statement issued on Friday night, March 6, 2026, Mosiria warned that people were stuck inside vehicles that were being overwhelmed by floodwaters, emphasising the urgency of reinforcing the rescue operation.
“WE URGENTLY NEED ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY TEAMS TO URGENTLY JOIN OUR COUNTY TEAM AT RIVERSIDE NEAR KAMUKUNJI POLICE STATION. PEOPLE ARE STUCK IN VEHICLES THAT ARE BEING SUBMERGED BY FLOODWATERS,” Mosiria appealed.
Floods in Nairobi
Videos and images circulating on social media show motorists wading through waterlogged roads and cars partially submerged in floodwaters, highlighting the scale of disruption caused by the rains.
The flooding caused massive traffic jams in key areas within the Nairobi Metropolitan, disrupting the evening commutes.
Apart from road closures, the Kenya Red Cross disclosed, the ongoing heavy rains have caused property damage, displacement, and distress among affected communities.
“Heavy rainfall has caused flooding in several parts of Nairobi and surrounding areas, leading to road closures, property damage, displacement and distress among affected communities. Affected areas include Pipeline & Embakasi (Kware Road cut off), Mukuru (Kwa Njenga, Reuben, Viwandani), Kibra, Mathare, Huruma, Baba Dogo, Bosnia, South B & South C, and Nairobi West,” the Kenya Red Cross statement reads.
“Lang’ata, Umoja 3, Chokaa, Njiru, Ruai, Utawala, Roysambu, Kahawa West, Githurai, Loresho and parts of Westlands. Major roads affected: Sections of CBD roads, Uhuru Highway, Mbagathi Way, Mombasa Road (South C–JKIA Exit–Kyumbi), Thika Superhighway (Githurai–Kahawa Sukari), Jogoo Road, Lunga Lunga Road, Enterprise Road and Lang’ata Road near T-Mall. Kenya Red Cross teams are conducting search and rescue operations in affected areas.”
Heavy rains
This comes after the Kenya Meteorological Department, in a statement issued on Thursday, March 5, 2026, announced that the ongoing rains are expected to stretch up to Monday, March 9, 2026.
“Heavy Rains Update – Kenya Advisory No. 02/2026 active until 9th March! Peak rains are hitting hard right now across Lake Victoria Basin, Western, Central Highlands including Nairobi, SE Lowlands & Coast,” Kenya Met announced.