Major parts of Nairobi on Saturday morning experienced light showers as Kenya expects to receive rains ahead of the planting season.
Earlier this week, weathermen had announced that most parts of the country will receive above-normal rains in the coming planting season, which will begin in early March.
Weathermen said they are fairly confident of this, adding that chances of heavier rains are above 70 per cent.
The March-May long rains season is the most important in Kenya and forms at least 40 per cent of all the rains the country receives.
The update was given by meteorologists from the Nairobi-based Igad Climate Prediction and Applications Centre, who have been meeting in Kampala to compare models for the March-May season.
“We expect wetter than normal conditions over most parts the region. Particularly western Kenya and [Kenyan] borders with Uganda, South Sudan and Ethiopia,” said Dr Hussen Endris, a climate modelling impact specialist from Icpac.
The rains are expected to begin in southern Kenyan areas bordering Tanzania, then move to central and spread toward western Kenya.