Eric Omondi has made a public appeal for Nairobi residents to participate in a clean-up activity of the capital after torrential rains in the country.
Omondi’s call comes amid widespread devastation following torrential rains that began late on Friday, March 6, 2026, overwhelming drainage systems, flooding major roads, inundating homes, and disrupting transport across the city.
The flash floods have since been linked to at least 42 deaths nationwide, with Nairobi bearing the heaviest toll.
The worst of the floods struck several parts of Nairobi, including Mukuru, Kibra, Mathare, Huruma, South C, and Westlands, turning busy streets into fast‑moving rivers and crippling infrastructure.
Authorities, including the Kenya Red Cross and government response teams, assisted in search and rescue operations while emergency services continued to evacuate residents at risk.
Officials have warned that continued rainfall could prolong hazardous conditions across the city.
In the aftermath of the flooding, Eric Omondi took to social media to issue a direct and heartfelt call to action.
In a widely shared Instagram Reel, he urged Nairobi residents and city dwellers to gather at Uhuru Park at 8 a.m. on Saturday to participate in a city cleanup effort, bringing along brooms, rakes, gloves, and masks to assist with clearing debris, garbage, and mud that clogged drainage pathways.
“Nairobi is our home, we will not wait anymore. We will act,” Omondi said, appealing to citizens to take responsibility for their city’s welfare.
His message emphasised the need for a community‑driven response amid ongoing frustrations over poor urban planning and ineffective waste management, which many local activists argue have worsened flood impacts.
In addition to the cleanup appeal, footage shared by the activist shows him during field visits to flood hotspots in Nairobi including heavily waterlogged areas as he sought to better understand the challenges citizens faced and capture why the city is repeatedly overwhelmed by seasonal rains.
Omondi has not shied away from critiquing city leadership over what he describes as systemic negligence and poor infrastructure that fail to cope with heavy rains.
In the same posts, he blamed clogged drainage systems and persistent garbage buildup as underlying causes that transformed rainstorms into deadly floods.
At the same time, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja acknowledged that the city’s drainage infrastructure was overwhelmed by the heavy rains, highlighting the structural challenges faced by a metropolis built with inadequate flood mitigation systems.