[PHOTOS] Kindiki tours parts of Nairobi Rivers for inspection

Interior CS Kithure Kindiki on Tuesday toured different parts of the Nairobi Rivers.

Kindiki visited the Nairobi River to verify compliance with orders for the removal of structures and settlements within the riparian corridors.

The CS said that the government will pursue the national interest of reclamation, rehabilitation and regeneration of the Nairobi Rivers riparian reserve without any regard for parochial, political or ethnic distractions.

Kindiki said that all the 40,000 families that were affected by the measures taken to clear the riparian reserves will be prioritised in the allocation of affordable housing projects already underway in different parts of Nairobi.

"The riparian reserves having been cleared, the next phase entails unclogging, draining, and rehabilitation of natural waterways of the rivers as well as planting trees and establishment of recreational facilities within the reserves under the ‘Climate Works Mtaani’ programme," he said.

Dozens of families in Nairobi perished after they were swept by raging floods in residential structures constructed for rent within riparian reserves of the Nairobi Rivers Ecosystem.