Farmers were all smiles Monday morning after night and dawn light showers hit different parts of the country. This came after months of the hot sun that left the country dry and dusty. The most negatively affected was the market for vegetables where the prices increased in multiples.
Karen Nduta, a mother of one who lives in LImuru said, “I have been buying a bunch of kales and spinach for Sh50, a bunch that I used to buy for Sh10. The amount is not enough to feed my family of three and I was forced to supplement with some cereals whenever I made ugali.”
Nduta said the rains were a blessing, and although they were light shower, it was a sign of probably heavy rains soon. Mathew Kamau, a resident of Kikuyu said, “Our animals have had no fodder to graze on and the water rationing in our estate has been often because of the reduced water wvailability.”
Kamau added that they could not blame the landlord because it was obvious to everyone that the water table was low after months of drought. It was common to see cows grazed in the estate. The cows were shepherded from as far as Narok in search of pasture.
Some of the regions where there was rain included Nairobi, Limuru and Kikuyu. Residents hoped the weather would change from now henceforth.