The Kenya Meteorology Department has eased on the El Nino alerts, contrary to the initial reports of the deadly rains between September and December. Instead of the El-Nino, the weather department warns Kenya to expect relatively heavy rainfall during this period.
President William Ruto seconded the meteorological statements and cautioned Kenyans to be ready for long and heavy rainfall. “Those people (Meteorological department) have said again that there will be no El-Niño. There will just be a lot of rain,” Ruto stated.
There were fears of the inevitable damage of El-Niño rains, with different county governments taking steps to curb the impending disaster. For instance, Nairobi’s governor, Johnson Sakaja, had hinted at getting canoes to help Kenyans manoeuvre flooded streets of the capital. You are right to criticize Sakaja’s gesture, with experts and many Kenyans saying there are better preventive measures for the climatic phenomena.
Nonetheless, Kenyans are urged to brace for more heavy rains. True to that, some areas like Marsabit are getting flooded. Regardless of the El-Nino absence, semi-arid areas like Marsabit are at a high risk of flooding. Relevant entities need to come to aid these areas, with the government called out to act to avoid flooding consequences.
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