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Agony as Ahero floods destroy Sh. 800 million rice, displace villagers

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Rice  worth Sh.800 million at Ahero and West Kano irrigation schemes has been destroyed after River Nyando broke its banks and swept through the farms. The raging floods experienced over the last three days have also extensively damaged the National Irrigation Board (NIB) infrastructure at the two schemes. Large swathes of land have been submerged […]

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Hundreds displaced in Nyando as floods wreak havoc

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Over  400 people spent the night in the cold after floods swept their homes at Kakola Ombaka village in Nyando Sub-County. Over  150 households were displaced in the area with more people likely to be affected due to the rising water levels in River Nyando. Several  houses have been swept away while others are marooned […]

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