The Soy South MCA Jonah Tanui has called on the recently launched El-Niño inter-agency preparedness committee to come to the aid of the ward residents after various roads were cut off by heavy rains.

The MCA said Kocholwo Kipsaos road was blocked by a landslide adding that most rivers have burst their banks destroying bridges.

Tanui cautioned motorists against using the road advising them to use alternative routes adding that most rivers had flooded making it risky, especially for small cars.

He regretted that most farmers were unable to take their products to various markets thus affecting their financial status and also leading to escalation of prices as a result of shortage.

‘Our farmers are not able to take their milk to the market leading to wastage as they cannot consume all the milk,’ he said.

He appealed to organizations dealing with tree planting like the Kenya Forest Services to consider working with residents to plant trees along the escarpment which is a source of various streams taking wate
r to the Kerio Valley.

The MCA said various groups had established nurseries with indigenous seedlings calling on institutions to buy from them as the ward strives to meet its targets of enabling the country to meet the 15 billion trees in 10 years.

Source: Kenya News Agency