Nairobi, May 5 -- The British High Commission in Kenya announced that it had funded Kenya Sh140 million to support flood relief efforts.

In a statement on Sunday, the Embassy said the funding will go to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).

"In the wake of devastating flooding across the country, the funding will go to UNICEF for emergency humanitarian relief to those most impacted by the extreme weather," the statement read in part.

According to the British Embassy, the funding will go to a total of 6,900 households in counties that have been most hit by the floods.

With the cash, UNICEF is also expected to provide urgently needed health, nutrition and sanitation services including safe drinking water, ...