Parts of the city flooded, roads impassable after heavy rains

Parts of the Nairobi Expressway had flooded to knee-level by 11 pm as Kenyans shared videos online showing cars being redirected by the toll road officers.

Other parts include South C and Ruai as neighbourhoods remained semi-submerged for the better part of the night.

In Ruai, families were left in the cold after flood water gained entry to their houses. 

The pounding rains were also accompanied by isolated storms as trees were felled in parts of the city including Dennis Pritt Road in Kilimani.

Data from the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) shows that the rains will stretch to Wednesday as most parts of the country will experience heavy rains.

KMD says that light showers will be experienced in the morning hours and heavy showers with thunderstorms will be present in the afternoon. 

The Northeastern region is likely to remain generally sunny and dry.

Temperatures are expected to range from lows of 8 degrees Celsius and highs of 40 in different parts of the country.