This archive report was first published on 4 December 2019.
Published on December 4, 2019, the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has issued a warning about the heavy rainfall being experienced in the Southern, Central, and Western parts of the country.
The weatherman predicts that the rainfall will intensify from Wednesday through to Friday before likely decreasing on Saturday.
Residents in Nairobi, Narok, Kajiado, Bomet, Kericho, Nakuru, Migori, Nyamira, Kisii, Homa Bay, Kisumu, and Siaya are advised to be cautious, as are those in Busia, West Pokot, Uasin Gishu, Baringo, Nandi, Trans Nzoia, Bungoma, Kakamega, and Elgeyo Marakwet.
Residents are advised to avoid driving through or walking in moving water or open fields and not to shelter under trees and near grilled windows to minimize exposure to lightning strikes.
Meanwhile, more than 200 households in Kisumu County have been displaced due to rising water levels in Lake Victoria.
Residents of Ombaka area in Kakola village are the hardest hit following flooding in the area attributed to a backflow of lake waters.
The county government has set up an evacuation centre at Nyamasao Primary School in Ombaka amid projections of torrential rains in coming days.
