RAINFALL PATTERNSThe 2018 short rains were generally late and erratic. The rains were 20-30 days late in the south-eastern marginal agricultural areas of Kitui, Makueni, Mbeere and Meru North. They were more than 40 days late in the northern pastoral and coastal marginal agricultural areas of Kilifi, Kwale, Taita Taveta and Lamu. Cumulatively, the southern parts of the coastal marginal agricultural areas, southern parts of pastoral north-western areas (Baringo, West Pokot, Samburu, Marsabit) and northern parts of north-eastern pastoral areas (Wajir North, Mandera, Turkana) received rains that were above 110 percent of normal. “The rest of the pastoral and marginal agricultural areas received less than 90 percent normal rains.

Source: Daily Nation March 18, 2019 12:22 UTC