The weatherman has warned of strong winds of more than 20 meters per second (m/s) expected in Nairobi, Central and Kajiado regions for the next five days.
In a phone interview with the Star, Meteorological services deputy director Samuel Mwangi confirmed strong winds hit Thika town on Tuesday, bringing down billboards.
“The strong winds will be experienced all over Nairobi. Already the stormy winds have fallen billboard to the ground,” he said.
He advised Kenyans to avoid walking near billboards and trees.
In a tweet on Tuesday night, the Met department said a deep convective system in the southern section of Kenya was being experienced.
“This system is moving from the Coastal Kenya as it propagates inland toward South East low lands, Nairobi and Central parts of Kenya,” it said.
“The system is characterised by strong South easterly winds of about 15-20 Knots, updraft and downdraft winds with heavy convective rains. Areas around Nairobi was due to a localised storm due to unstable atmosphere. We are monitoring it.”
