Nairobi flood, 5 to 8 Mar 2026

Kariobangi: how deep did the water get?

In the Flood Check model of the Nairobi flood of 5 to 8 March 2026, little water settled in Kariobangi: the wettest tenth had 4 cm or less. The wettest road, Outer Ring Road, had up to 192 cm.

The model has no river channels: water that reaches a river valley stays there, so depths beside the Nairobi, Mathare and Ngong rivers are higher than the real water was. It has no blocked drains either. Check the exact street.

Open Kariobangi on the 3D map

The numbers

Wettest tenth of the area

4 cm, wet ground

Most of the area

dry or nearly dry

Land with 10 cm or more at the peak

9%, at Sun 8 Mar, 20:00

Compared with Nairobi

wetter than 63% of the 318 Nairobi areas here

Land with water, hour by hour

Share of the land within 700 m of the centre of Kariobangi with 10 cm of water or more (the line marks the peak).

Roads with the most water

• Outer Ring Roadup to 192 cm, chest deep or more
• Koma Rock Roadup to 74 cm, thigh deep
• Market roadup to 48 cm, knee deep

What the press reported

• Mathare: Named among the flooded estates as the rivers burst their banks.Citizen Digital, 7 Mar

Renting or buying here?

Pin the exact address on the 3D map to see its depth for every hour of the flood. Water can sit on one street and miss the next, so check the address, not only the area. Ask neighbours how high the water got, and visit after heavy rain.

Areas near Kariobangi

• Kariobangi North4 cm
• Kiamaiko2 cm
• Dandora Area I10 cm
• Kariobangi South50 cm
• Huruma2 cm
• Korogocho8 cm