Disaster Management Committee formation on offing.

By DICKSON ODHIAMBO.

April 19, 2017.

Disaster Management Committee formation on offing.

Kisumu County Disaster Management Committee will soon be formed, Kisumu County Commissioner Maalim Mohamed has said.

Maalim says this committee is very crucial in coordinating and managing any form of disaster that may arise within the county.

Speaking during a forum held at Joventure Hotel in Kisumu on Disaster Management, Maalim said they would liaise with the County Government of Kisumu to ensure this committee is formed.

He says the Committee will be co-chaired by the Kisumu County Commissioner and Kisumu County Governor Jack Ranguma.

Maalim says there are a number of stakeholders who are also involved in this.

He says some of the stakeholders include the Kisumu County Security and Intelligence Committee, the County Government of Kisumu, Kenya Airport Authority, Kenya Maritime Authority, Kenya Pipeline among others.

Maalim says the Committee will be able to coordinate and manage any form of disaster while trying to offer quick response.

“We are going to consult with the Governor so as to constitute the Kisumu County Disaster Management Committee for this our region,” he says.

He adds that the committee once constituted will be able to effectively coordinate the disaster related issues.

Kisumu International Airport Manager Joseph Okumu says they take seriously the issues of emergency.

He says they have been conducing various exercises including emergency drilling exercise that has been very successful.

He says the Disaster Management Committee should be put in place so as to help in coordinating the issues of disaster within the region.

Meanwhile, nearly 100 homesteads in Nyando Sub-County have been sub-merged in water following the heavy rains witnessed in the area.

Kisumu County Commissioner Maalim Mohamed says the Homes affected are within Kakola Location.

He has asked the Chiefs and their Assistants so as to tell people to move to higher grounds.

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