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By Njoroge Kinuthia
Weathermen become more predictable than the weather
Perhaps we should borrow a leaf from South Africa and threaten the weathermen with jailtime, for wrongful predictions. You see, something is quite amiss with our Meteorological Department. Either their equipment has gone rusty or they need some refresher courses to sharpen their skills. Why? Because their predictions have become predictable — almost always misleading.
Take the current scenario for instance.
In March, the weathermen issued an advisory to farmers warning them to expect ‘poor rains’. The Met said there would be “depressed and poorly distributed rainfall over most parts of the country”. Only the western Kenya and northern Coastal strip “were likely to experience slightly enhanced rainfall”, claimed those weather guys.
El Niño
Well, we now know the truth: Relentless rains, floods, death and devastion. The ongoing rains can only be compared to the 1997/98 El Niño rains. How did we miss the signs, lead weatherman, Mr Joseph Mukabana? Has the weather become smarter than the weathermen? Whatever the case, Kenyans deserve more precise predictions.
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