The Kenya Meteorological Department has announced that the country will expeinece heavy rainfall in the next seven days.

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Director Peter Ambenje has said heavy rainfall is expected over parts of the Central highlands, Nairobi, Western, South Rift, Northeast and Southeastern lowlands from Tuesday to Friday morning.

Ambenje added that South Coast is also expected to experience heavy rainfall.

He added that the past seven days were marked with an increase in total rainfall amounts reported over several parts of the country with Kitui station recording the highest seven-day total rainfall of 254.1 millimetres, which is classified as heavy rainfall.

The latest seven-day forecast released on Monday by the weatherman covering between April 10 and 16, Turkana, West Pokot and Samburu counties will experience morning rains giving way to afternoon and evening showers, and thunderstorms over few places.