KenGen has warned of imminent flooding in Tana River's lowland areas after Kiambere Dam overflowed on Tuesday. The dam, which is part of the Tana's Seven Forks, rose by 1.6 metres since Monday evening. "This has consequently spilled excess water...we are kindly requesting communities living near the banks of Tana River downstream of Kiambere to be alerted of impending increase in river flows." He said the overflow has been caused by the heavy rains that are pounding most parts of Mount Kenya, Aberdare catchments, as well as local run off. The heavy rains, which has wreaked havoc in most parts of the country, has seen Kamburu, Gitaru, and Kindaruma dams also rise to spilling levels.

Source: The Star April 24, 2018 19:18 UTC