Residents of Kobala location in Rachuonyo North, Homa Bay County have devised ways of tackling floods which has perennially affected them.
The residents have been moving out of their homes to higher grounds in schools, churches and health facilities whenever River Miriu bursts its banks.
The residents have now decided to dig trenches around areas that let water into their villages as to save themselves from perennial floods.
The trenches are meant to redirect water from the river to the lake.
