The expected March – May rains may trigger landslides in parts of Murang’a county, the meteorological department has warned.
The county is expected to receive above normal rainfall, something which may cause disaster in landslide prone areas.
The county meteorological director Paul Murage has said upper zones of the county will receive more than 1000 mm of rains in the next season which is expected to start between March 15 and 20.
Murage observed that the upper zone areas which include; Wajerere, Kigumo, Tuthu and Kahatia are likely to experience landslides as the soils are still wet.
Murage further stated that lower parts of the county like Makuyu, Ithanga and kakuzi are likely to experience floods.
Meanwhile, the director advised farmers who are yet to harvest their maize from farms to devise ways on how they can protect the crops from rains.