PHOTOS: How rains have made some Nairobi roads impassable

A car and a bodaboda maneuver through a flooded General Mathenge road following heavy downpour on April 9, 2025/LEAH MUKANGAI

The ongoing rains pounding Nairobi and other parts of the country have caused damage to critical infrastructure, including roads.

A spot-check by the Star shows that most roads remain flooded, affecting the free movement of vehicles and also persons.

In its weather outlook for April 2025, the Kenya Meteorological Department has warned of heightened rainfall and above-average temperatures across the country, with regions such as Nairobi, the Lake Victoria Basin, and the Highlands West of the Rift Valley expected to receive enhanced rainfall.

April marks the peak of the ‘Long Rains’ season, and near-to-above-average rainfall is expected across most parts of the country.

The Met said they anticipate that areas like the Lake Victoria Basin, Highlands West of the Rift Valley, the Rift Valley, and parts of the Highlands East of the Rift Valley will experience more than usual rainfall, with occasional storms likely to occur.

Motorists manoeuvre a flooded General Mathenge road following heavy downpour witnessed in Nairobi on April 9, 2025/LEAH MUKANGAI

A section of the flooded General Mathenge road following heavy downpour on April 9, 2025/LEAH MUKANGAI

A section of the flooded General Mathenge road following heavy downpour on April 9, 2025/LEAH MUKANGAI

A bodaboda operator maneuvers trough the flooded road in Nairobi on April 9, 2025/LEAH MUKANGAI

Vehicle passes through a flooded and damaged road in Nairobi on April 9, 2025/LEAH MUKANGAI

A cyclist struggles to pass a flooded General Mathenge road following heavy downpour witnessed in Nairobi on April 9, 2025/LEAH MUKANGAI