{"id":31850,"date":"2026-09-16T18:49:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/?p=31850"},"modified":"2026-09-16T18:49:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:49:50","slug":"county-government-of-siaya-strengthens-disaster-preparedness-ahead-of-ond-rains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/county-government-of-siaya-strengthens-disaster-preparedness-ahead-of-ond-rains\/","title":{"rendered":"County Government of Siaya Strengthens Disaster Preparedness Ahead of OND Rains"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Shammah Oketch<\/strong><\/p>\n

County Government of Siaya Strengthens Disaster Preparedness Ahead of OND Rains<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"The County Government of Siaya has intensified preparations for the October-November-December (OND) rainfall season, with stakeholders reviewing the County\u2019s Multi-Hazard Contingency Plan to strengthen preparedness and response to possible disasters.<\/p>\n

The meeting focused on strengthening coordination among county departments and other stakeholders, with emphasis on early warning, preventive measures, evacuation arrangements and timely response to emergencies.<\/p>\n

The meeting was attended by Acting County Secretary Ms. Elizabeth Adongo; CECM for Governance, Administration and ICT Joseph Rading Otieno; CECM for Agriculture, Irrigation, Food, Livestock and Fisheries Hon. Willis Okoth Ochieng; CECM for Lands, Physical Planning, Housing and Urban Development Augustine Neto Adhola; and CECM for Water, Environment, Climate Change, Irrigation and Natural Resources Prof. Jacqueline Oduol, alongside County Commissioner Nobert Jera and members of the County Disaster Management Committee.<\/p>\n

Hon. Okoth emphasized the need for clearly defined roles for every department and stakeholder to ensure effective coordination before, during and after emergencies.<\/p>\n

\"\"Ms. Adongo stressed the importance of early preparedness for evacuation, including identifying vulnerable communities and ensuring that suitable evacuation arrangements are in place before emergencies occur.<\/p>\n

The meeting also highlighted preventive measures such as clearing drainage channels, maintaining access roads, protecting water sources and strengthening public awareness to reduce the impact of floods and other disasters.<\/p>\n

The stakeholders reaffirmed the need for coordinated action, timely information sharing and effective public communication to strengthen Siaya\u2019s preparedness and protect communities throughout the OND rainfall season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Shammah Oketch County Government of Siaya Strengthens Disaster Preparedness Ahead of OND Rains The County Government of Siaya has intensified preparations for the October-November-December (OND) rainfall season, with stakeholders reviewing the County\u2019s Multi-Hazard Contingency Plan to strengthen preparedness and response to possible disasters. The meeting focused on strengthening coordination among county departments and other […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":31855,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31850"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31857,"href":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31850\/revisions\/31857"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}