Rains pound the streets of Nairobi on January 19, 2022. The Kenya Meteorological Department has warned of yet another depressed rainy season during the months of October to December thanks to an uncharacteristic cooling of the Indian Ocean.
The Met Department says this is due to an uncharacteristic cooling of the Indian Ocean.
The short rainy season set for October to December is projected to start late and end early in most parts of the country.
The weatherman attributes the depressed rainfall season to climate change triggered by La Nina.
The weatherman has told Kenyans to brace for yet another depressed rainy season during the months of October to December thanks to an uncharacteristic cooling of the Indian Ocean.
According to the seasonal weather forecast tabled by David Gikungu, the Kenya Meteorological Department director, the short rainy season is projected to start late and end early throughout the country save for Bungoma and Uasin Gishu counties which will receive normal rainfall.
"There will be a delay in the onset of the October-November-December rainy season and a possible early ending of the season in most parts of the country," he said Friday while unveiling the seasonal weather report at a Machakos hotel.
The weatherman attributes the depressed rainfall season to climate change triggered by La Nina, a global phenomenon characterized by uncharacteristic cooling of ocean temperatures, and advises the government and farmers to plan accordingly.
