The unglamorous work that decides how bad the flooding gets. Drains cleared, litter lifted, trees in the ground — repeated often enough to become a habit rather than an event.
What actually happens on the day / 01
A crew meets at an agreed point in Langata, usually on a Saturday morning. Gloves and hi-vis vests are handed out, the stretch of drain or roadside for the day is walked first, and the work is split between clearing, bagging and planting. Most sessions run three to four hours. Nobody needs experience and nobody needs to commit beyond the day itself.
Why drainage first / 02
When the rains arrive, a blocked drain does not slow the water down — it redirects it, usually into the homes sitting lowest. Clearing a channel in the dry weeks costs a morning. Clearing it after a flood costs a household everything it could not lift off the floor in time.
Njiri Primary School / 03
The school grounds have become the anchor site for the planting side of the programme. Trees planted on school land get watched by people who are there every day, which is the difference between a seedling that survives its first dry season and one that does not.
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