Nairobi flood, 5 to 8 Mar 2026

Sarang'ombe: how deep did the water get?

In the Flood Check model of the Nairobi flood of 5 to 8 March 2026, the wettest tenth of Sarang'ombe had 12 cm of water or more (ankle deep), with the most water at Sat 7 Mar, 01:00. Most of the area stayed under 10 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 Sarang'ombe on the 3D map

The numbers

Wettest tenth of the area

12 cm, ankle deep

Most of the area

dry or nearly dry

Land with 10 cm or more at the peak

12%, at Sat 7 Mar, 01:00

Hours with 10 cm or more

3 hours, in the wettest tenth

Compared with Nairobi

wetter than 82% of the 318 Nairobi areas here

Land with water, hour by hour

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

Roads with the most water

• field marshal ✵ john okello roadup to 364 cm, chest deep or more
• Seniour Private ✭ Hezekiah Rabala Ochuka roadup to 40 cm, knee deep

What the press reported

• Kibra: Named among the flooded estates.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 Sarang'ombe

• olympic12 cm
• Forty Jesus2 cm
• Karanja Stage2 cm
• Ayany4 cm
• Mugumoine0 cm
• Pillers of Kibera8 cm