In DRM terms, capacity building- is the process of developing technical skills, institutional capability to effectively reduce disaster risk & build disaster resilience.
How is Nairobi Senator @edwinsifuna & his tribal mole in Nairobi Fire helping attain it @SakajaJohnson ?



When disaster strikes, coming together to support impacted communities not only helps with their recovery – it can set them on the path to a more resilient, sustainable future.

@AfDB_Group @WilliamsRuto @DavidNdii Transformation & Reform of Financial Architecture, on quick sand ? How safe is it without addressing it's biggest threat, that of poor Disaster Risk Mgmt ? @IanECox @Jasiri_9line @slmiheso @BennonMaina @RasnaWarah

kenyans.co.ke/news/100466-af… The African Development Bank supposedly recognizes the implications of climate change impacts on its poverty reduction and sustainable development mandate, and in particular the vulnerability of several African countries to disaster risks.

@Senate_KE @SenCommitteeKE @edwinsifuna @gabrieloguda @simiyu_bramwell The malicious ambush & intentions aside. Kindly enlighten Kenyans on the comparative National qualification standards you are using to guage NFRS ? @IanECox @slmiheso @mtalaki @KweePeace

https://twitter.com/gabrieloguda/status/1787538287361470947

It is not only unfair, but a waste of time & man hours for @SenCommitteeKE to be used as a Kangaroo court for whatever intentions @edwinsifuna has for NFRS.
For starters what comparative National Qualification Standards are there in Kenya ?

@WilliamsRuto What's with you & short term solutions for long term problems ? What we need is arrangements, for the comprehensive approach to Emergency Mgmt- Prevention, Prep'dness, Response & Recovery (PPRR). @IanECox @mtalaki @WaNduta8 @slmiheso @alaminkimathi
@OMakonjio

https://twitter.com/WilliamsRuto/status/1787454279642427654

Arrangements that support emergency management in Kenya, through the concepts of an 'all hazards' approach & 'shared responsibility'. @ParassisO @Acetineo @oloojl @PaulKoigi @FauzKhalid @Kenyajudiciary @bintikombo @mmunga_ @punda_amechoka @safariwithselle @simiyu_bramwell

@AGOfficeKenya @Senate_KE @NAssemblyKE @HonWetangula @NACommitteeKE @KenyaGovernors @LawSocietyofKe @SenCommitteeKE
On what premise is this, when @WilliamsRuto is too stubborn & proud to declare it ? @NelsonHavi @EAukot @OkiyaOmtatah @safariwithselle
nation.africa/kenya/news/-st… A Disaster Declaration is a formal statement by a jurisdiction that a disaster or emergency exceeds the response and/or recovery capabilities.
Although a declaration is commonly addressed after a disaster, a declaration may be made if a disaster is found to be imminent.

Could it all the @WilliamsRuto shenanigans be deliberate to attract, @WorldBank Disaster Risk Mgmt Development Policy Loan with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option, 15 years maturity, including 3 years of grace period ? @Jasiri_9line @mtalaki @IanECox
kenyans.co.ke/news/100374-un… WB instrument offers immediate liquidity in case of an adverse natural event.
The Millions are supposedly a development policy loan, that enhances a Country’s capacity to implement its Disaster Risk Management Program for natural disasters.

@NewTimesRwanda @jumuiya
@WilliamsRuto
@RwandaEmergency
@SuluhuSamia @PaulKagame
@KagutaMuseveni
All these underlines is what the Swahili say, "Ukimuona mwenzio iwanyolewa na chako (Kichwa) kitie maji. Lesson being learn & prepare, you could be next !
newtimes.co.rw/article/16469/… As a DRM practitioner. I can categorically state that. Risk is influenced by the decisions we make. From climate change to poor urban planning, it is critical to understand & address risk drivers to curb disaster risk. Something we continue to ignore in Kenya. @slmiheso @mtalaki

Yes, the high-impact weather in the second half of April underlines yet again the vulnerability of Kenyan society to weather, water, climate-related hazards & the need for Early Warnings For All. But are we not forgetting a very important fact ?

standardmedia.co.ke/national/artic… The waning El Niño event, alongside a phenomenon known as the Indian Ocean Dipole, is playing a role, notably in the floods in East Africa, drought in Southern Africa & high temperatures in South East Asia. @IanECox @mmunga_ @Jasiri_9line @mtalaki @oloojl @MtaitaMkauma @OMakonjio

A pretender only interested on what is in it for him. @WilliamsRuto deserved a benefit of the doubt, until he played the hand dealt. He is just a profiteer from the chaos ! @mtalaki @slmiheso @Txxaddi @IanECox @Jasiri_9line @MtaitaMkauma @VictorMwambacha
standardmedia.co.ke/national/artic… This is a chance to improve the 6 decades of rot in National Emergency Management Arrangements, bring together the efforts of all governments, private & volunteer agencies to deliver coordinated emergency management across all hazards.

@WilliamsRuto @AGOfficeKenya @NAssemblyKE Now every vermin will come out of the woodwork for mileage. As you continue your foolish stubborness, Mr. President. @BennonMaina@IanECox @slmiheso @mtalaki @Jasiri_9line @WaNduta8 @Hon_PaulMwaura @kinjeketile
nation.africa/kenya/news/rai… A Disaster Declaration is a formal statement by a jurisdiction that a disaster or emergency exceeds the response and/or recovery capabilities. Although a declaration is commonly addressed after a disaster, a declaration may be made if a disaster is found to be imminent.

My question @A_S_Nassir is, have you woken up ? @FauzKhalid @Pmwanyosh @MombasaEmir @oloojl @bintikombo @Acetineo @ParassisO @mmunga_ @OkoaMombasa @VictorMwambacha @PwaniTribune @IanECox @mtalaki @MtaitaMkauma @Jasiri_9line @abud_jamal @CRawlines
nation.africa/kenya/news/cyc… Disaster preparedness consists of a set of measures undertaken in advance by Govts, organisations, communities, or individuals to better respond & cope with the immediate aftermath of a disaster, whether it be human-induced or caused by natural hazards.

For @A_S_Nassir, a know all who doesn't listen any suggestions are an attack. So don't expect a CPP to be operationalized with mandate in early warning, search & rescue, evacuation, sheltering, First Aid, relief distribution & rehabilitation activities. @FauzKhalid @Jasiri_9line

https://twitter.com/FauzKhalid/status/1786101504430027197

A Cyclone Preparedness Program (CPP) is a unique institutional arrangement for community preparedness created to mitigate the challenges of cyclones that hit or can hit coastal cities. @mtalaki @slmiheso @bintikombo @Acetineo @ParassisO @VictorMwambacha @PwaniTribune @mmunga_

@WilliamsRuto A game of musical chairs ! You won't declare it a disaster, so as not to direct fund it, there is no legal framework, nor required National DRM strategic arrangements. You meet to do what exactly ? @IanECox @Jasiri_9line @mtalaki @slmiheso
the-star.co.ke/news/realtime/… @HonJBMuturi As legal advisor, who takes the lead & precedence in DRM Coordination. The 1997 Act of Parliament formed @NDOCKenya or the 2013 Matiangi duplicitous, Uhuru Kenyatta 2013 directive CAB/NSC/14/2/32 formed @NDMU_Kenya.
Clear the damn confusion & mess. @mmunga_ @oloojl

@peninah_malonza @citizentvkenya Please stop ! You sound stupid even before you utter anything ! The difference is Countries like Brazil have a DRM system. Their prep'dness & response component Bombeiros is Kenyan trained. @IanECox @Jasiri_9line @mtalaki
citizen.digital/news/flooding-… Our purpose in Brazil was to empower communities & organizations to survive & thrive – in the face of escalating environmental risks.
Major storm systems are becoming commonly severe across the globe, making flood risk management one of today’s biggest emerging challenges.

If talking DRM to the likes
@WilliamsRuto & @rigathi is a tall order, Giriki.
Maybe we should simplify it to their level.
Biachara, personal lifelines, the essential processes that must be sustained, against any disruptions. Pesa ya Mkubwa isipotee ?
the-star.co.ke/news/infograph… Whilst at it introduce Business Continuity Mgmt. Its planning & risks covered including cyber attacks, pandemics, natural disasters & human error. The array of possible risks making it vital for any company to have a business continuity plan to preserve its health & reputation.

In DRM capacity refers to all strengths, resources available within a community, or society to manage, reduce disaster risks & strengthen resilience. Involves use of brains too @WilliamsRuto. Which me thinks is in short supply in your Govt. @Jasiri_9line
the-star.co.ke/news/2024-05-0… Hazards do not have to turn into disasters.
To break the vicious cycle of "Disaster, respond, recover, repeat.", we need a better understanding of disaster risk, in all its dimensions. @slmiheso @oloojl @Acetineo @ayogo_do @kinjeketile @PwaniTribune @Pmwanyosh

In times of disaster, with politicians like @WilliamsRuto
@rigathi @MusaliaMudavadi @glwajackoyah
@skmusyoka @MarthaKarua
@RailaOdinga
@HonWetangula
@KindikiKithure
@NACommitteeKE &
@SenCommitteeKE in the house, misinformation can spread like wildfire.
the-star.co.ke/news/2024-05-0… To help you keep your head above the floodwaters of myth & misconception.
I have put together a life-raft of truths. So, next time you feel you are on shaky terrain in a conversation about risks & resilience, these explanations should put you on firmer ground.

@WilliamsRuto @InteriorKE @KindikiKithure @Senate_KE @SenCommitteeKE @NAssembly_KE @NACommitteeKE @HonJBMuturi @AGOfficeKenya Only in Kenya does a duplicitous by design, Presidential Decree @NDMU_Kenya outweigh an Act of Parliament @NDOCKenya. @safariwithselle @OAmollo

https://twitter.com/safariwithselle/status/1785417569794458060

That Kenya lacks Emergency Mgmt arrangements that bring together the efforts of all Govts, NGO's, private & volunteer agencies to deliver coordinated Disaster Risk Mgmt across all hazards. Is not a secret. @IanECox @mtalaki @BennonMaina @slmiheso @Acetineo @ParassisO @mmunga_

@WilliamsRuto Which of the doom peddlers will @StateHouseKenya, call this time ? Benny Hinn won't come he is afraid of drowning. May'be the deranged Owuor who claimed to have a hand in the excess rains ? No need for them, lets build a system today !
the-star.co.ke/news/realtime/… Yes let's build a system. But a disclaimer first, " there will be nothing to siphon or steal for your buddies & corridors of power lay abouts".
@IanECox @Jasiri_9line @mtalaki @MtaitaMkauma @slmiheso @jaykashed @kinjeketile @mmunga_ @oloojl @ParassisO
@PwaniTribune @Acetineo

@WiliamsRuto A cabinet meeting to discuss what exactly ? A disaster declaration wasn't forthcoming neither was a review of Govt cock-up. If it was having tea with your henchmen you don't need to give it a fancy name !

standardmedia.co.ke/sports/nationa… Neither did you strengthen operational structures for disaster response management at National, County, Sub-County or village level. @MtaitaMkauma @IanECox @mtalaki @slmiheso @jaykashed @kinjeketile @Jasiri_9line @mmunga_ @oloojl @Acetineo @bintikombo @ConstandBenard @ayogo_do

@RailaOdinga This coming from a former @AfricanUnion Infrastructure Honcho whose portfolio included Disaster Risk Mgmt & did nothing about it. Only to lament a couple of years later. Is abusing our intelligence. You are part of the problem ! @MtaitaMkauma
citizen.digital/news/raila-bem… Whilst on holiday @AfricanUnion am sure you heard of the Integrated Approach to Address Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management.
An approach that sought to reduce, exposure to climate, disaster risk, support low carbon development, improve disaster response & reconstruction?