The Director General of the Kenya Meteorological Department, David Gikungu, has revealed that the long rains are yet to begin despite occasional downpours in several parts of the country.
Speaking on Monday, March 10, during an interview on Citizen TV, Gikungu stated that the rainfall experienced in Kenya since Saturday last week was short-lived, with the long rains expected to begin in the final week of March and early April.
According to the Kenya Met boss, the current rains are expected to start subsiding from Wednesday and Thursday this week in most parts of the country.
However, he noted that in some areas, particularly in western Kenya, the rainfall could persist but in moderate amounts.
