The Kenya Meteorological Department has announced the conclusion of the tropical cyclone Hidaya in the country.
In a statement, the weatherman said the much-anticipated cyclone, expected to land in Tanzania and Kenya, lost its strength after a landfall at Mafia Island on Saturday, leaving a trail of destruction on the island located about 130 kilometres south-east of Dar es Salaam.
The met department also observed that the remnants of the rain clouds that accompanied the cyclone have weakened and spread out in various areas of the southern region of Tanzania.
The weatherman, however, stated that the coastal region is likely to experience moderate to heavy rainfall offshore which may propagate inland on Monday and Tuesday.
Additionally, the weather authority urged residents in the coastal regions and individuals involved in marine activities in the Indian Ocean to take maximum precautions and remain vigilant.
In the same breath, the weatherman forecasted that the Western Region including Kakamega, Vihiga, Busia, Bungoma and Trans Nzoia counties, the Rift Valley region including Nandi, Bomet, Nakuru, Elgeyo Marakwet, West Pokot, Baringo, Uasin Gishu, Laikipia, Kajiado, and Narok counties, the Central region areas such as Nyeri, Murang’a, Kirinyaga, Kiambu and Nyandarua counties, as well as the Eastern region (Machakos, Embu, Tharaka Nithi, Makueni, Kitui counties) and Nairobi county will continue to experience occasional moderate to heavy rainfall.
“Most parts of the North Eastern region(Isiolo, Garissa, Wajira, Mandera counties), Northwestern(Turkana, Samburu, Marsabit counties) and parts of South Eastern (Taita Taveta, Tana River counties) are forecast to be generally dry: however occasional light to moderate rainfall is likely,” the statement by the Met Department reads in parts.
“The continuing rainfall in the central region and the overflow of the Seven Forks Dams are likely to exacerbate flooding in the Tana Delta, impacting Garissa, Tana River and Lamu counties. Continued rainfall in the catchment areas of Lake Victoria may continue causing backflow and flooding of the counties in the region (Homa Bay, Kisumu Busia, Migori and Siaya counties.”
