• Other parts of the country that are currently receiving rainfall are the Rift Valley and Western regions.
Residents in Nairobi brave chilly weather to attend to their daily business after heavy rainfall in Nairobi on March 16.
The long-awaited rains finally hit the capital on Wednesday night.
The rains which started on Wednesday night disrupted the electricity supply in some parts of Nairobi.
Kenya power admitted that power supply had been disrupted in various parts ofEastlands, Kasarani, Karen, Westlands, Makadara, Ruaraka, Kahawa West, Mathare and Starehe constituencies.
A flooded section of Kangemi Market following a heavy down pour on March 16,2023.
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There was also traffic snarl-up witnessed on Thika Road.
Motorists waded through flooded sections on roads to reach their destination.
Bodaboda operators help pull out a car stalled in a flooded area after a heavy downpour along Waiyaki Way on March 16.
A car was seen stuck up in floods along Waiyaki Way as Bodaboda operators came to the rescue and managed to pull out the saloon car.
In a picture seen by the Star, the heavy downpour washed off drainage systems leaving heaps of garbage in Mukuru Kwa Ruben slums in Nairobi.
Pedestrians were seen walking in gumboots and holding their umbrellas as they tried to evade mud and the water.
Rains were first witnessed in Kisumu on Tuesday.
Other parts of the country that are currently receiving rainfall are the Rift Valley and Western regions.
Traffic snarl up witnessed along Thika Road on Thursday morning after a heavy downpour in Nairobi.A pedestrian passing through mud after heavy down pour on March 16,2023. A man pulling a cart wades through flooded road leading to Kangemi Market in Nairobi on March 16,2023A person covered in an umbrella in Kangemi following a heavy downpour on March 16,2023. Pedestrians covering themselves following a heavy downpour witnessed in Nairobi on March 16,2023 Heavy downpour witnessed in Nairobi on March 16,2023 Pedestrians covering themselves following a heavy downpour witnessed in Nairobi on March 16,2023 The rains in Nairobi started on Wednesday night.Some rains experienced a traffic snarlup following the heavy downpour on March 16,2023 Residents in Nairobi brave chilly weather to attend to their daily business after heavy rainfall in Nairobi on March 16. Residents in Nairobi brave chilly weather to attend to their daily business after heavy rainfall in Nairobi on March 16. Residents in Nairobi brave chilly weather to attend to their daily business after heavy rainfall in Nairobi on March 16. Motorists wade through a flooded section of Nairobi's Industrial area on Thursday.The heavy downpour witnessed on Thursday washed off drainage systems at Mukuru Kwa Ruben in Nairobi.Rider wades though a flooded section of the road after heavy rainfall in Nairobi on Thursday.Motorists wade through a flooded section of Nairobi’s Industrial area following a heavy rainfall that casused traffic snarl up on March 16.
