Heavy rains have been pounding the country since mid-March and the Meteorology Department has warned of more rainfall. The flooding already killed nearly 100 people.

Kenya's Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi says the government sent military and police helicopters to help those affected by the floods, but the scope of the disaster was not yet clear.

At least 15 people were killed and scores injured in heavy rains and flooding, Kenya's Daily Nation said on Friday.