Garissa County Governor Nathif Jama Adam, who is allied to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party, has urged the national government to develop mechanisms to ensure that there is a lasting solution to the River Tana flooding.
Addressing the media on Sunday, March 31, the Governor said that the river's recurrent flooding, which he labeled as a 'shame,' has cost farmers in Garissa County and the Northern Region at large for more than six decades, and swift action needs to be taken.
According to Jama, the delay of action from the national government to prevent flooding is a sign of a 'lack of goodwill'. "Every year, when we get the blessing of rain, what happens in Garissa is that our farmers suffer heavily because of the dams being released upstream, so the floods destroy our farms," he said.
Garissa Governor Ali Korane speaking during a previous event.
