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[PHOTOS] Heavy rains pound Nairobi and its environs

The rains had been predicted by the Kenya Meteorological Department in their recent forecast

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by SHARON MWENDE

News19 March 2025 - 11:05
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In Summary


  • The downpour, which began at different times across various areas of the city, disrupted traffic and caused delays for those heading to work and school.
  • “Rainfall is expected to continue over several parts of the country. Isolated heavy rainfall events are likely in some areas,” the Kenya Met said in a statement on Sunday.

Pedestrians covering themselves as rains pound Nairobi on March 19, 2025/VICTOR IMBOTO

Nairobi residents woke up to heavy rains on Wednesday morning.

The downpour, which began at different times across various areas of the city, disrupted traffic and caused delays for those heading to work and school.

The rains had been predicted by the Kenya Meteorological Department in their recent forecasts.

“Rainfall is expected to continue over several parts of the country. Isolated heavy rainfall events are likely in some areas,” the Kenya Met said in a statement on Sunday.

In addition to Nairobi, Met said other regions expected to experience rainfall include Western Kenya, the Rift Valley, the Central Highlands, the Lake Victoria Basin, parts of the South-Eastern Lowlands, as well as parts of the Coast, North-Eastern, and North-Western Kenya.

The department urged Kenyans to stay informed and take necessary precautions, particularly in areas prone to heavy rainfall and temperature fluctuations.

A woman selling groundnuts holds an umbrella in Westlands as rains pound the city on March 19, 2025/ VICTOR IMBOTO
A car passes through a road filled with rainwater in Mwiki-Kasarani road on March 19, 2025/ VICTOR IMBOTO
Traffic snarl-up along Waiyaki Way as the morning rains continued on March 19, 2025/ VICTOR IMBOTO
A security guard covers himself from the morning rains at Lions Place, Westlands, Nairobi on March 19, 2025/ VICTOR IMBOTO
A woman escorts her child to school as rains pour in the Kasarani area on March 19, 2025/ VICTOR IMBOTO
A woman walks while covering herself as rains pound Nairobi on March 19, 2025 /VICTOR IMBOTO

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