{{Short description|Natural disaster in Kenya}}

{{Use dmy|date=April 2024}}

Starting 18 April 2024, floods hit [[Kenya]], affecting people in 21 of the 47 counties.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-04-23 |title=Kenya - Floods (UN OCHA, Kenya Met Department) (ECHO Daily Flash of 23 April 2024) - Kenya {{!}} ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/kenya/kenya-floods-un-ocha-kenya-met-department-echo-daily-flash-23-april-2024 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=reliefweb.int |language=en}}</ref> The capital city of [[Nairobi]] was particularly affected.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-24 |title=Kenya: Floods cause widespread devastation in Nairobi |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68888110 |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> The [[Nairobi River]] and the [[Athi River (town)|Athi River]] both burst their banks displacing 40,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Devastating flooding in east Africa claims dozens of lives and displaces thousands |url=https://news.sky.com/story/devastating-flooding-in-east-africa-claims-dozens-of-lives-and-displaces-thousands-13122189 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref> Over 110 thousand people are affected.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-04-22 |title=Heavy rains and floods paralyze Nairobi, death toll rises in Kenya |url=https://www.africanews.com/2024/04/22/heavy-rains-and-floods-paralyze-nairobi-death-toll-rises-in-kenya/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Africanews |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Kenya: Disruptions due to flooding ongoing across much of the country as of April 24 |url=https://crisis24.garda.com/alerts/2024/04/kenya-disruptions-due-to-flooding-ongoing-across-much-of-the-country-as-of-april-24 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=Kenya: Disruptions due to flooding ongoing across much of the country as of April 24 {{!}} Crisis24 |language=en}}</ref> At least 38 people have been reported killed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-12 |title=At least 13 people are killed and an estimated 15,000 displaced by flooding in Kenya |url=https://apnews.com/article/kenya-flooding-unocha-red-cross-6264c6b21f0a6bd0e55401aa631ee9b4 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Additional rainfall was expected in 23–24 April which likely worsened the recovery efforts.<ref name=":0" />

In the wee hours of Monday morning on 29 April 2024, a dam burst in [[Mai Mahiu]], killing an additional 40 people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Floods kill at least 42 in central Kenya after dam bursts |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/floods-kill-at-least-42-in-central-kenya-after-dam-bursts/ar-AA1nR8So |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref>

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid also reported at least 960 livestock and 24 thousand acres of farmland were flooded.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-19 |title=Kenya: Heavy Rains and Flooding Update - Flash Update #2 (19 April 2024) - Kenya {{!}} ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/kenya/kenya-heavy-rains-and-flooding-update-flash-update-2-19-april-2024 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=reliefweb.int |language=en}}</ref> The flooding was strengthened in part due to [[El Nino|El Niño]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-22 |title=El Niño floods worsen humanitarian needs in Kenya - Kenya {{!}} ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/kenya/el-nino-floods-worsen-humanitarian-needs-kenya |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=reliefweb.int |language=en}}</ref>