Where i live hapa nairobi, the county has done zero work on drainage. Not even removing soil and vegetation clogging the culverts. Also the potholes are becoming bigger each day. You'd expect they would have filled them before the rains so that they do not become dangerous giant craters with the 'el nino'. I also see some tree branches leaning close to power lines. One would expect they would have pruned the trees by now to ensure no power disruptions during the rains.

So basically there is nothing i have seen on the ground showing preparation for el nino. All I see are news reports regarding billions being allocated for el nino and endless interviews on el nino on TV. All talk and no work. Then the funds will be swiftly 'accounted for' after the rains.

Ni maombi inawork...mahindi zinadry kwanza.

http://www.nation.co.ke/counties/Poor-drainage-angers-Nairobi-residents-as-rains/-/1107872/2534982/-/e8o7ed/-/index.html

I support @hardwood on this one, because that is exactly what has happened here.
an old photo of this was taken and presented here. check the link.
People will be so eager to say any precipitation is elnino.

have any credible weather forecasters explicitly mentioned east africa as being affected by elnino.

@alma1 , i didn't expect you to fall for that one.

Wewe kama haujanyeshewa basi hakuna mvua, mvua imenyesha Msa, Garissa etc...if it doesn't rain in Nrb its still ok

There was a report about 2 weeks ago from experts saying that this el nino will be far less strong than the 98 one

The mets said for El Nino to have strong effects here, it must be accompanied by rise in temps in Indian Ocean. The temps have only risen by half the magnitude they did in 97/98