Due to increased rainfall, Kisii senator Richard Onyonka has slammed President William Ruto for dismissing El Niño rains.
This followed the president's comments that the Meteorological Department had reduced its El Niño alert to light rains, only for the department to issue an El Nio warning two weeks later.
In his speech on the 22nd of October, Ruto said, "You see the department has now said there will be no El-Nino, we will only have significant rains, which is even better for us to get to our farms and produce more."
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According to forecasters, El Nio is expected to impact the country from mid-October to December.
However, on Friday, 10 November, Met. Department director David Gikungu, speaking after being summoned by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to address the current state of rains in the country, regretted the government's miscommunication, which led to deaths and destruction as Kenyans were caught off guard.
Senator Onyonka remarked that political leaders should leave weather advisories to the Meteorological Department instead of opposing facts.
He accused the head of state of the uncertainty, claiming that prior chiefs of state had never issued such commands.
"I don't remember President Kibabi, Uhuru or Moi or indeed President Kenyatta talking about the weather," Onyonka said.
"It's just the way the Ministry of Health, the Director of Medical Services and the teams communicate with the public, as it was during COVID." That's how systems work."
Gikungu warned Kenyans on Friday that the El Nio rains could last until the first quarter of 2024.
