Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Thursday promised to ensure that Kenyans who are displaced by the flooding situation in the country are settled.
All tenants have been accounted for except four people.
More water is building up around the Kijabe railway, increasing chances of a catatrophe bigger than witnessed in Maaì Mahiù, CS says.
CS Kindiki's ministry further announced that 164 people had been reported injured while 72 were missing.
KDF confirmed deploying a Kenya Navy team of divers and marines to the site of the tragedy to assist in recovering the missing bodies.
“I was on top of the hill. It was devastating,” the old man, with a nearly worn-out cap, recalled as he held onto his walking stick.
President Ruto says 78 bodies have been retrieved so far and that 26 people are in hospital.
The government said that all members of the public affected by this directive will be notified by the end of the day on Wednesday.
This raises the total number of bodies recovered, since the accident in Mororo two days ago, to seven.
The chief cautioned residents and holidaymakers visiting Kwale in December to remain vigilant, as incidents of children drowning or being swept away in the ocean tend to increase during this period.
Project supervisor Mohamed Ali confirmed the news, shedding light on the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
Ilyaas Abdikarim Ali Mohamud who went missing on Tuesday at around 2 pm was found dead in the school's swimming pool on Wednesday.
The move by the county follows a gas explosion in Nairobi that left seven people dead and others injured.
Citizens say they had long foreseen the tragedy, describing how the residential neighbourhood in the Embakasi area had allegedly also been home to gas companies, with trucks arriving every day.
