Who is to blame for the Nairobi floods?

It is well documented Kenyan authorities’ unpreparedness for disasters – both natural and man-made. This is especially compounded by the recent flooding of roads in the country’s capital, Nairobi.
For years there have been serious calls for the country to marshal it’s disaster preparedness mechanisms but we fail to listen to the age old adage that prevention is better than cure. This leaves the citizenry in a precarious position where we often find ourselves caught with our pants down when...

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Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

BBC

Many dead after Burundi floods

At least 50 people are reported to have died after overnight floods and landslides hit the Burundi capital, Bujumbura.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Dec

RR, ‘Bushoke’, just blame bodaboda

RR refers to reversed roles phenomena – the man takes the roles of the woman and vice versa.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

31 Mar

MPs blame JK on CA woes

A gathering of female lawmakers from opposition parties has blamed President Jakaya Kikwete, saying his inaugural speech in the Constituent Assembly (CA) has planted seeds of chaos and division among the Katiba team members.

 

10 years ago

Independent Online

04 Mar

Floods kill 38 in Tanzania

Independent Online
Floods kill 38 in Tanzania
Independent Online
Dar es Salaam - Flooding sparked by a hail and rainstorm killed 38 people in a village in north-western Tanzania on Wednesday, police said. More than 60 people were also injured in Mwakata. Widespread destruction of property was reported. Regional ...
Floods leave 38 dead in TanzaniaZee News
Tanzania floods sweep Shinyanga 'killing 38 people'BBC News

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11 years ago

IPPmedia

15 Apr

Dar floods: Where we went wrong

IPPmedia
Dar floods: Where we went wrong
IPPmedia
While the recent floods have claimed lives of several residents in Dar es Salaam, Kjijitonyama area in Kinondoni District is not safe, although there is no reported death incidence but currently, the city suburb is producing foul smell caused by blocked and ...

 

11 years ago

Daily News

12 Feb

TMA warns of possible floods

TMA warns of possible floods
Daily News
THE Tanzania Metrological Agency (TMA) has warned of week-long rains to be experienced in some parts of the country, which may cause floods especially in low-lying areas. In its weather outlook for ten days starting 11 to 20 February, this year, TMA ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

24 Oct

BY THE WAY: Blame yourself if your hubby is fat !

>A married woman’s first assignment is her husband. Forget all that feminist hogwash about women empowerment. The truth is a married woman’s first call to service is her husband.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

04 May

There’s something to blame besides Old Man Winter

Hello, and welcome to tonight’s HD News Channel on-the-spot weather report. The weather has been unusually cold -- as if you haven’t noticed the single digit temperatures. Sure makes me wish I could find my scarf and gloves. I’m freezing out here in this wind.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

03 Sep

Avoid blame game: JK

President Jakaya Kikwete yesterday called upon senior government officials to sustain a culture of talking with the private sector for the general good of Tanzania’s economic growth prospects.

 

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