{
  "id": 7535859,
  "title": "Health Ministry steps up preparations as El Nino rains loom",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/health-ministry-steps-up-preparations-as-el-nino-rains-loom",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-15T10:34:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/health-ministry-steps-up-preparations-as-el-nino-rains-loom/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ministry of Health has urged counties to step up preparations for the expected El Nino rains, with above-normal rainfall forecast between October and December 2026. The rains are expected to persist into February 2027, according to the Kenya Meteorological Department, which has put the likelihood of above-normal rainfall at 99 per cent. The Ministry […] The post Health Ministry steps up…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}