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KWS advises motorists to exercise caution in parks amid heavy rains and flash floods

Nancy Marende 30th December, 2025 09:37 AM

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has issued a safety advisory to motorists visiting national parks, warning of hazardous conditions caused by ongoing heavy rainfall.

According to KWS on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, several parks are extremely wet, with flash floods posing significant risks to visitors and their vehicles.

The authority reported that multiple vehicles have already become stuck in mud and floodwaters, creating a high volume of rescue requests that are straining park operations.

“Motorists are strongly advised not to go off-road. For your safety and to allow our rangers to focus on wildlife protection, please stick to designated roads at all times,” KWS stated in the advisory.

A vehicle stuck in floods at the Nairobi National Park. PHOTO/ A screengrab by K24 Digital of posts by @KWSKenya/X

Kenya Met

This comes a few days after the Kenya Meteorological Department urged residents in several parts of the country, including Nairobi, to brace for heavy rainfall and potential flooding ahead of the new year.

In the weather alert released on Friday, December 26, 2025, the department said that several regions are set to experience intensified rainfall on December 28 and 30.

“The rainfall is likely to intensify to more than 30mm/24hrs and spread to parts of the Highlands West and East of the Rift Valley and the Lake Victoria Basin, as well as the Southern parts of the Coastal region of Kenya on 28th and 29th December 2025,” Kenya Met wrote on X.

Counties likely to be affected include Migori, Homa Bay, Kisii, Narok, Kajiado, Makueni, Machakos, Nairobi, Kericho, Bomet, the southern parts of Kitui, and Taita-Taveta and Kwale.

According to the weatherman, the likelihood of heavy rainfall during this period stands at between 33 and 66 per cent, classifying it as moderate to heavy.The department predicts that the rain will begin to subside in intensity from December 30, 2025.

“Heavy rainfall of more than 20mm in 24 hours is expected in parts of the southeastern lowlands on 27th December 2025,” the alert read.