Network of Climate Journalists of the Greater Horn of Africa

Kenya is headed for heavy rainfall during the short rains season of October, November to December. This is the main rain season for much of the Eastern part of the country.

The recently released rainfall forecast for the October, November to December short rains could see an end to the prolonged drought in the Horn of Africa region.

Water shortage in Nairobi city and its environs will soon be a thing of the past considering the October, November and December Rainfall Pattern.

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is now calling on the governments in the Greater Horn of Africa to utilize climate Early Warning information to ensure populations do not suffer adversely from climate induced disasters.

ZANZIBAR: A new mobile software application know as "Ponya Mobile Game" developed by a team of young software engineers in Kenya that was officially presented Thursday on the sideline of the 47th regional climate outlook forum taking place on island of Zanzibar, is considered to be more effective in reducing global warming impacts associated with extreme weather events and other disasters across the East and the whole Greater Horn of Africa region.