CS Machogu said the ministry had allocated funds to the renovation of flood-damaged schools and the relocation of others to ensure uninterrupted learning.
Some were helping parents fetch water, others playing, and some pensively sitting with their family members inside makeshift shelters at the overcrowded campsite.
Victims of the River Tana's overflow urgently need food and non-food items, as determined by an assessment of camps in Garissa Township.
They say, however, that the new camp at the Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization in Galbet Ward, is overcrowded, lacks water and tents, and is unhygienic.
Tana River County Commissioner David Koskei however notes that children from schools affected by the floods will be hosted by neighbouring schools, while in other areas the government will facilitate tents.
Gitonga's house is almost entirely submerged in water, forcing him to move his family to a tent as he contemplates where next to move.
To prevent cases of overloading, the vessels will carry a maximum of 10 people with luggage and 15 without.
Senator Danson Mungatana, Women Representative Amina Dika and Bura MP Yakub Adow, reiterated the need for immediate action from both the national and county governments regarding the flood disaster in Tana River County.
Official says the bodies of four out of six people registered as missing have been found, while 13 are unaccounted for.
Garissa Township Sub-County Deputy Commissioner Duncan Rono said the incident occurred as a result of negligence by the members of the public who were risking crossing the flooded area after the government closed the road and declared it unsafe for pedestrians.
The police said the owner of the boat fled after the incident.
Twenty three people have been rescued so far, according to the Kenya Red Cross Society.
Residents of Bulla Punda, Kamor, Sheikh, Vumbi, Windsor, and Bulla Nyuki were forced to move to higher ground after the floodwaters engulfed their houses.
In case of emergencies following heavy rains, Tana River and Lamu residents will call 0768333000 and 0714888889, respectively, for help.
Governor Dhadho says the eco-villages, also known as the cluster programme, are an absolute solution to the perennial disasters.
The relief food, valued at Sh550, 200 was meant to assist families in Tana North Sub-County.
