Expect more rains this week - Met department

The Metrological Department has told Kenyans to brace for more rains expected to pound several parts of the country. 

Through a statement, the department said isolated storms are expected in some areas.

The areas include; the Highlands East and West of the Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria Basin, the South and Central Rift Valley, the South-eastern lowlands, Northwestern and Northeastern Kenya.

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"The Highlands East and West of Rift Valley will experience chilly nights, with low temperatures of 10 degree Celsius," the statement. 

Maximum temperature will be at over 30 degrees Celsius in the Coast, North Western and North Eastern parts of the country. 

In Nairobi, showers will be experienced over several parts of the city, extending to the night, with a minimum temperature of 11 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 30 degree Celsius throughout the week. 

In Turkana, there will be rainfall over a few places in the morning, and showers at night. 

"The maximum temperature in this area will be 37 degree Celsius though out the week with a minimum of 13 degrees Celsius."

While addressing the media, the Meteorological services director David Gikungu said weather drivers show most parts of Kenya will receive depressed rains in the March-May season.

He said these rains are still adequate if farmers plant fast-growing or drought-resistant crops.

“The country is already experiencing drought conditions, particularly in arid and semi-arid counties, due to inadequate rainfall over the last five seasons,” Dr Gikungu said.