On 29 April 2024, a blockage in a culvert beneath a railway embankment led to a catastrophic failure and inundation in Kenya, killing at least 50 people.
The water ministry said the flood carried away the railway embankment and poured downstream at "a very high speed and velocity".
[12] To prevent similar disasters, Kithure Kindiki, the interior minister, demanded that all public and private dams and water reservoirs be inspected within 24 hours beginning from the afternoon of 29 April.
The nation's highway authority also advised motorists about debris and heavy traffic on roads in the Naivasha and Narok area.
[11] On X (formerly Twitter), he said arrests would be made for attempts to cross or transport people across flooded rivers or storm water via unsafe modes.