When reporters visited the area, things were going smoothly, with passengers lining up and waiting patiently to board the boats.
Police also participated and worked to ensure that the training went smoothly.
A delighted passenger, Ahmed Ali, who was traveling to Wajir, said he had been thinking of returning to Nairobi at some point.
“Today I was thinking about finding a car to take me back to Nairobi before I looked for a place to go to my home town of Wajir District. It might have been very expensive for me, but I was thinking about going to work on Friday. , so our options were limited,” he said.
Tutus Kilonzo, who works in Garissa, said he welcomed the new arrangement.
However, he called on police to ensure that boat owners do not take on too many passengers, which could lead to tragedies similar to those that occurred recently.
Meanwhile, three boats belonging to the Kenya Coast Guard, the Kenya Red Cross Society and the Tana River County Government are still searching for the bodies of the victims who died in the boating accident.
Seven bodies have been found so far, but at least six are still missing.
The military announced Wednesday morning that it had sent divers to help recover the bodies.
“Following the boat tragedy in which 20 people lost their lives while attempting to cross a flooded section of the Nairobi-Garisa road, the Kenyan Navy today deployed a team of divers and marines to assist in recovering the bodies of the missing persons. dispatched to the scene of the tragedy,” KDF said in a statement.
On Tuesday, ASALs and Regional Development Principal Secretary Kello Halsama, while speaking in Madogo, said the government would assist Kenyans affected by the ongoing floods with relief supplies.
