Nairobi flood, 5 to 8 Mar 2026

Villa Franca Estate: 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 Villa Franca Estate: the wettest tenth had 2 cm or less. The wettest road, Nairobi Expressway, had up to 22 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 Villa Franca Estate on the 3D map

The numbers

Wettest tenth of the area

2 cm, wet ground

Most of the area

dry or nearly dry

Land with 10 cm or more at the peak

5%, at Thu 5 Mar, 19:00

Compared with Nairobi

wetter than 36% of the 318 Nairobi areas here

Land with water, hour by hour

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

Roads with the most water

• Nairobi Expresswayup to 22 cm, shin deep
• Mombasa Roadup to 22 cm, shin deep

What the press reported

• Mombasa Road: Flooded near South C and Bellevue and towards the JKIA exit. Motorists were stranded overnight. The article does not say which stretch was deepest.Citizen Digital, 7 Mar
• Mukuru Kwa Njenga: 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 Villa Franca Estate

• Muimara Estate2 cm
• Mastermind2 cm
• Imara Daima2 cm
• Maziwa2 cm
• AA Estate2 cm
• sunrise park estate2 cm