Expect more rain, cold nights – Kenya Met
“Some areas might experience isolated heavy rainfall.”
3mon agoBRIAN ORUTARealtime
At least two people drowned separately following heavy rains
experienced in parts of Nairobi on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
Police said most rivers running through the city are flooded and warned residents not to underestimate them.
Search and rescue teams are combing various places for possible more cases, police said citing the heavy downpour experienced on Tuesday.
Outgoing Nairobi police commander Adamson Bungei said the first incident was reported on Tuesday evening in the Sunton area where a body was found floating on the Nairobi River.
Locals said the body had been swept downstream to the Gituamba area.
The victim was identified as Mark Munywoki, 40 a resident of the Saika area.
Bungei added another body was found floating on the Ngong River in the Mariguini area.
A resident said he spotted the body in the water and is believed to have been swept downstream to the area.
Police were called and managed to retrieve the body to the mortuary.
Police said the man was not immediately identified.
The body had physical injuries on the back of the head.
The bodies were moved to the mortuary pending identification and autopsy.
Bungei said they fear the rains will cause more damage and urged caution among residents.
The metrological department has warned of more rains in the city this week.
Some roads were flooded in the city following the rains.
The rains also caused power blackouts in some areas after heavy winds fell trees on power lines.
The trees also blocked roads for hours before they were removed.
A perimeter wall on Valley Road collapsed following heavy and windy rains and blocked a section of the road.
The county and Kenya Power officials have been working overtime to address distress calls.
The county officials have been ordered to unclog the drainage system that is blocked and causing flooding.
According to the forecast, there will be sunny and dry conditions over the northern half of the country as well as the coastal region.
Kenya Met further said scattered rainfall is possible in the Highlands (east and west of the Rift Valley), the Central and South Rift Valley, and the Southeastern Lowlands.
IGAD's March to May 2025 seasonal forecast said below-normal rainfall should be expected in most parts of the Greater Horn of Africa.
The seasonal climate forecast was released by the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre.
The rainy season is critical for the equatorial part of the Greater Horn of Africa region and contributes up to 60 per cent of the annual rainfall.
