Kenya braces for El Niño rains as Met forecasts showers in 44 counties
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NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 19 – Kenya is bracing for an increasingly wet October–December season, with the Kenya Meteorological Department forecasting rainfall across dozens of counties this week as the country prepares for the potential effects of a strengthening El Niño.
The latest seven-day forecast, covering October 20 to 26, predicts rainfall in parts of Meru, Embu, Baringo, Bomet, Bungoma, Busia, Elgeyo Marakwet, Garissa, Homa Bay, Kakamega, Kericho, Kiambu, Kilifi, Kirinyaga, Kisii, Kisumu, Kitui, Kwale, Laikipia and Lamu.
Others include Machakos, Makueni, Mandera, Marsabit, Migori, Mombasa, Murang’a, Nairobi, Nakuru, Nandi, Narok, Nyamira, Nyandarua, Nyeri, Siaya, Taita Taveta, Tana River, Tharaka-Nithi, Trans Nzoia, Turkana, Uasin Gishu, Vihiga, Wajir and West Pokot.
