The Kenya Met Department has warned members of the public of intensified heavy rains exceeding 40mm in 24 hours.
In an advisory on Thursday, April 25, the Met Department noted that the heavy rains will persist in the Lake basin, Rift Valley highlands, and West and East Rift Valley.
Other areas that would experience heavy downpours include; Nairobi, Southeast Lowlands, Coast, and Northern sector.
“Heavy rainfall, exceeding 40mm in 24hrs, is expected to persist across several regions including the Lake Victoria Basin, Rift Valley, Highlands West and East of the Rift Valley, Nairobi area, Southeast Lowlands, coast, and northern sector from 25th April 2024,” the advisory read in part.
The weatherman noted that the intensity of the rains would escalate surpassing 50mm in 24 hours, over the Rift Valley, Highlands West and East of the Rift Valley, Nairobi area, Southeast Lowlands, Lake Victoria Basin, and off-coast on April 26, 2024, to April 27, 2024 before reducing from April 28, 2024.
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The Met Department further warned that gusty winds, large Ocean Waves, and strong southerly winds are likely in the eastern sector.
The advisory comes after the government established a national Flood Emergency Multi-Agency team and a response center to address the flooding situation witnessed in various parts of the country resulting from the ongoing rains.
Addressing the media on Thursday, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said the response center will be based at Nyayo House, under the Ministry of Interior, to monitor the flooding situation across the country and initiate immediate interventions to save lives and property from destruction.
The DP mentioned that the Government will apply all required resources in terms of money and personnel to ensure no lives are lost and that the affected households will be provided with food and non-food items during the flood disaster.
