Met folks have mastered the art of conveying the expected in a most unexpected manner

Nairobian brave short rains and cold in the City ahead of expected El Nino as predicted by the weatherman. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Folks at the Meteorology department say the rains are coming, but they are so muted in their pronouncements, it's hard to hear what exactly they are saying. But before we get to that, let's appreciate the new vocabulary, such as "sea surface temperatures," that I hear are lurking.

"This rain will be distributed fairly in some areas and more evenly in others, both in timing and location," said David Gikungu, the big boss at the Met. And I was left pondering who "distributes" the rains and what does it even mean if the rains are "more evenly" distributed in some areas. What about timing? Are we not in the same time zone?