Environment Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa has urged Kenyans on riparian land to move to safer grounds to avoid disaster ahead of the El-Nino rains.

Residents living in flood-prone areas in Mombasa County will be forcefully moved to safer places ahead of the El Niño rains, Governor Abdulswamand Nassir has said.

Environment Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa has urged Kenyans on riparian land to move to safer grounds to avoid disaster ahead of the El-Nino rains.

The Ministries of Education and Health are expected to table evacuation plans and outline next steps for health facilities and schools that have already been mapped as high risk.