₦airaland Forum

The rainy season is just about kicking off.

Countries – especially those in the tropical region – that have witnessed severe cases of flooding due to heavy rainfall in recent years, are putting measures in place to avert such crisis from repeating itself.

For instance, in Kenya, the government is taking proactive steps to ensure that there are no flooding in city centers especially in big cities like Nairobi, Mombasa, etc.

There, the authorities are making concerted efforts to clear up blocked drainage systems. ahead of the rainy season.

Blocked drainage systems in cities can lead to flooding, a situation where water is diverted from the channels into roads, homes, etc.

Sadly, in Lagos state, a place prone to flooding, and also a place that is supremely notorious for blocked drainage systems, there has been absolutely nothing done to rid the drainage systems of refuse.

See photos of the clean-up exercise of drainage systems in cities in Kenya.


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See below typical drainage systems in Lagos state.



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Source:

https://autojosh.com/see-what-the-kenyan-government-are-doing-ahead-of-the-rainy-season-photos/

Sometimes, you just wonder where all that huge IGR in Lagos is channeled to.


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I doubt if something like this can happen in Nigeria, even if they have pop in money to do it, some people will embezzle the fund

In other words Kenya is also an option should any Nigerian choose to emigrate outta this godforsaken country..

They have leaders

I see no much difference btwn Some parts of Nigeria and Kenyan cities in terms of cleanliness... From what I see this is just a temporal thing sooner or later they will block those drainages with dirt. Typical of African mentality.

Not in my country...all we have are task force that goes about harassing and throwing away foods prepared by poor women that are struggling to make a living...from benin to lagos.

Ambode went to South Africa to bring waste collectors

Useless government

Our corrupt godfather will not allow them to do it.

Ambode mean well for Lagos state with the introduction of VISIONSCAPE. but our corrupt godfather use media to paint it black just to collapsed the project and put the blame on Ambode when truly they were the problem of Lagos state

Amuocha:
Ambode went to South Africa to bring waste collectors

Useless government

why don't you stop throwing your pure water sachet into the gutter?

allsaint2000:
Sometimes, you just wonder where all that huge IGR in Lagos is channeled to.

..
Lagos is so overrated..

Kenya kwa,. Watin Kenya news find come here. How's this our concern. If u don't have anything to post just relax .

That is a proactive government.no be for naija!!!

We follow this procedure in Nigeria...our gutters are not channeled to any river or lake...

Why all these lagos-Kenya comparatives

Are these not the douchebags who mocked our transport system in Lagos? Just see their dirty environment Africa is full of hypocrites

Kenyans are now more knowledgeable than Nigerians.
Global warming / climate change, we siddon look. Till the sun is roasting us. Plant tree and flowers, we keep felling the trees.
We will wait till flood carries the country away.

No wonder ambode was kicked out, cos he apparently did nothing, no wonder the people didnt stand behind him.

Best governor in terms of first tenure is still Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state. ( That's why his people fought tooth and nail to have him back).

allsaint2000:
Sometimes, you just wonder where all that huge IGR in Lagos is channeled to.

Millions of pensions for tinubu and fashola.

great

If you just see pictures taken anywhere in sub Sahara African you'll just know immediately.

As for Lagos I just look out for plastic cans filled drainages or yellow danfo buses.

Just imagine? Even Kenya don dey overtake us

Nigerians like crowd mentality and will rather console themselves with their size.

I dont care if this country is way below us or if tony elumelu foundation annual donations is bigger dan kenyas's annual budget, abeg this country is trying, atleast the govt.is showing working
Imagine rain never start but they don start preventive measures for flood..wen will my beloved naija the giant of Africa be like this..
Imagine the killing in zamfara and the number of young soldiers dying still yet govt is doing nothing..
Worst still are the citizens who aremyopic and tribalistic dont wanna speak out..Nigeria is indeed taken 10 years back..
I remember how gej was insulted and called many unprintable names wen tins are going wrong, but now nobody is talking,fear fear no green us protest, yet some individuals still insist gmb is d best dat happend to naija...may God save the soul of our country

allsaint2000:
Sometimes, you just wonder where all that huge IGR in Lagos is channeled to.

Its channeled to bourdillion

allsaint2000:
Sometimes, you just wonder where all that huge IGR in Lagos is channeled to.

Bourdillon!!!

Why shld the govt clean it up.... is it the govt that littered the place... if people choose to live like animals, why shld the govt not aid them. #Nonsense&ingredients.

Personally, I hv stopped pitying anyone over self inflicted harm....

arsenal33:
why don't you stop throwing your pure water sachet into the gutter?

Is there any public waste bin?None.It takes eternity for lawma to come and carry wastes bags around the streets.When it rain's flood flushes them away,that is why you see them inside the gutter.

Tufiakwa.
Africa doesn't clean gutter until rainy season.

Yet they are cleaning it into the road.

what is it with this Kenya news flooding my front page. is this Nairaland or Kenyaland?

All African countries apart from SA are just the same shi.thole