Deputy police spokesman Jesse Mituki confirmed the figures, saying a few other people had died in isolated flood-related incidents since the heavy rains started in late March.

"Twenty-two people have been confirmed dead after heavy rains pounded Kisumu, Budalangi, Rachuonyo, Nyatike and Nyando areas in Nyanza and Western Provinces," said the KRCS statement.

"Over 10,000 others have been affected, with most rendered homeless," it said, adding that KRCS will deliver relief supplies valued at 1.6 million Kenyan shillings to the affected areas.

On Wednesday, three people, including a member of parliament, drowned when their vehicle was swept away while crossing a flooded river in Kenya's southern Machakos district.

On Monday, a mother and her two daughters died when mud from a landslide overran their home in western Kericho district.

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