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Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja on Monday received progress reports from the multi-agency teams preparing the city […]","published":"2026-09-29T09:22:18Z","seen":"2026-09-29T09:40:28Z","lang":"en","country":"KE","source":{"id":"kite-ntvkenya-co-ke-74234f","name":"ntvkenya.co.ke","domain":"ntvkenya.co.ke","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q6955529","name":"NTV","type":"broadcaster","country":"KE","designations":["television station"]}},"via":"kite-ntvkenya-co-ke-74234f","topics":["news","el niño","embakasi","flood","johnson sakaja","kibra","mathare","mukuru"],"authors":["Nick Mwirigi"],"entities":[{"id":"Q3870","name":"Nairobi","type":"place"}],"story":"st_gsqlcznldsc6xun5456q","category":"disaster-accident","category_p":0.5400000214576721,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.5099999904632568,"political":0.20999999344348907},{"id":"n_vw5dloabht47yoavgl6q","seq":573171,"kind":"article","title":"Sakaja Begins Flood Evacuations as Nairobi Prepares for El Niño","url":"https://nairobiwire.com/2026/09/sakaja-flood-evacuations-naivasha-road-el-nino-rains.html","summary":"Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has confirmed that the county government has started evacuating residents in flood-prone areas along Naivasha Road ahead of the El Niño rains. In a statement released on Monday, September 28, Sakaja said the county has already identified hotspot zones and urged relevant agencies to focus their mitigation efforts there first. He also ordered the removal of residents living along major rivers and on riparian land from high-risk areas, saying the…","published":"2026-09-29T03:40:43Z","seen":"2026-09-29T04:06:31Z","lang":"en","country":"KE","source":{"id":"kite-nairobiwire-com-c9e1e5","name":"nairobiwire.com","domain":"nairobiwire.com"},"via":"kite-nairobiwire-com-c9e1e5","topics":["news"],"authors":["Richard Kamau"],"entities":[{"id":"Q3870","name":"Nairobi","type":"place"},{"id":"Q3720957","name":"El Niño","type":"event"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_gsqlcznldsc6xun5456q","category":"disaster-accident","category_p":0.3100000023841858,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.10999999940395355,"political":0.2199999988079071},{"id":"n_fkz5fk7opepghvuwouva","seq":436254,"kind":"article","title":"Kenya: Sakaja Orders Evacuation of Nairobi Riparian Residents Ahead of El Niño Rains","url":"https://allafrica.com/stories/202609280283.html","published":"2026-09-28T13:24:28Z","seen":"2026-09-28T13:24:28Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"allafrica.com","name":"allafrica.com","domain":"allafrica.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q2837437","name":"AllAfrica.com","type":"website","designations":["website"]}},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","topics":["economy","disaster","politics"],"entities":[{"id":"Q3870","name":"Nairobi","type":"place"},{"id":"Q3720957","name":"El Niño","type":"event"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_gsqlcznldsc6xun5456q","category":"disaster-accident","category_p":0.25999999046325684,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.7699999809265137,"political":0.6200000047683716},{"id":"n_fhchrek2xdjfx6gybbga","seq":410566,"kind":"article","title":"Sakaja Orders Evacuation of Nairobi Residents in Select Areas","url":"https://thekenyatimes.com/national/sakaja-orders-evacuation-of-residents-along-nairobi-mathare-and-ngong-rivers-ahead-of-el-nino","summary":"The Kenya Times ~ Trending, Breaking News and Videos Sakaja Orders Evacuation of Nairobi Residents in Select Areas Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has ordered the evacuation of residents living in high-risk riparian areas as the county intensifies preparations for the anticipated El Niño rains in the coming weeks. Sakaja convened a meeting to assess ongoing flood-mitigation efforts and directed agencies involved in disaster preparedness and emergency response to coordinate…","published":"2026-09-28T11:14:07Z","seen":"2026-09-28T11:19:27Z","lang":"en","country":"KE","source":{"id":"kite-thekenyatimes-com-3fa0d2","name":"thekenyatimes.com","domain":"thekenyatimes.com"},"via":"kite-thekenyatimes-com-3fa0d2","topics":["national news","johnson sakaja","nairobi"],"authors":["Morgan Wanyonyi"],"entities":[{"id":"Q3870","name":"Nairobi","type":"place"}],"story":"st_gsqlcznldsc6xun5456q","category":"politics","category_p":0.3100000023841858,"category2":"disaster-accident","sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.7200000286102295,"political":0.8100000023841858},{"id":"n_gsqlcznldsc6xun5456q","seq":400790,"kind":"article","title":"Sakaja orders evacuation of Nairobi riparian residents ahead of El NiÑo rains","url":"https://capitalfm.africa/sakaja-orders-evacuation-of-nairobi-riparian-residents-ahead-of-el-nino-rains","published":"2026-09-28T10:11:00Z","seen":"2026-09-28T10:40:44Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"capitalfm.africa","name":"capitalfm.africa","domain":"capitalfm.africa"},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","topics":["disaster","economy","politics"],"entities":[{"id":"Q3870","name":"Nairobi","type":"place"},{"id":"Q3720957","name":"El Niño","type":"event"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_gsqlcznldsc6xun5456q","category":"disaster-accident","category_p":0.30000001192092896,"category2":"environment","sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.75,"political":0.550000011920929}]}