PHOTOS: Nairobi residents take cover as heavy rains pound city
City residents walk in the rain as they make their way through a flooded section of Moi Avenue on March 23.
A Thursday, March 23, afternoon downpour disrupted business in Nairobi City as it left city roads and streets flooded due to poor drainage.
A woman wades through a flooded section of Moi Avenue following heavy rains in the city on Thursday March 23 afternoon.
The two-hour rain left pedestrians stranded as most streets were flooded forcing them to either wade through the flood waters or hop on pavements along shop entrances.
After months of a dry spell, several parts of the country are receiving rain.
A man attempts to unclog a blocked drainage system along Moi Avenue after a Thursday afternoon downpour left a number of city streets flooded on March 23.
City residents brave the rain as they make their way through a flooded section of Moi Avenue on March 23.
Apart from Nairobi, the rains have been experienced in Mt Kenya and Western regions in Nyeri, Tharaka-Nithi, Embu, Kirinyaga, Kisumu and Kakamega, Homa Bay, Nyamira, Kisii, and Migori counties.
City residents make their way along a flooded pavement around Imenti House after a downpour left city streets flooded on March 23.
However, according to the Kenya Meteorological Department, preliminary predictions indicate that the expected March, April and May 2023 rainfall is likely to be depressed and characterised by a late onset and poor distribution in time and space.
Pedestrians wade through a flooded section of Moi Avenue on March 23.
City residents make their way along a flooded pavement around Imenti House after a downpour left certain city streets flooded due to blocked drainage systems on March 23.
