This archive report was first published on 6 December 2019.
Heavy rainfall is expected to hit 33 counties in Kenya starting Thursday and lasting through the weekend, according to the latest weather forecast.
Stella Aura, Head of the Meteorological Department, had warned that the rains would intensify until Saturday, with the intensity reducing towards the end of the weekend on Sunday.
Residents in these counties are advised to be on the lookout for potential floods, as the Met department has been updating Kenyans on daily basis on the weather changes.
Since the onset of the heavy downpour, which have so far left 132 people dead, the Met department has advised Kenyans 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.
People on landslide prone areas, especially over the slopes of the Aberdare ranges, Mt Kenya and other hilly areas over the Western region, have also been put on high alert.
The worst incident occasioned by heavy rainfall is the landslide in West Pokot that left more than 45 Kenyans dead.
