Affected areas include Kimende, Escarpment and Kinale

More than 120,000 people have been displaced, Kenyan government says, with 22 others injured and eight reported missing.

Murang’a County Director of Meteorology Paul Murage stated that the ongoing short rains are below average and expressed worries that the Ndakaini dam may not achieve full capacity by the end of the season. Following the low water volume residents in the city will experience water rationing in areas that are served by the dam as early as next year.