Kenya's coast is experiencing an unusually intense and destructive version of its traditional "seven-day rain" phenomenon, with residents and experts attributing the severity to climate change.

• The recent heavy rainfall from around April 18 led to widespread floods and damaged infrastructure in counties like Mombasa, Kwale, and Kilifi.
• Local elders and a traditional priest, Kazungu wa Hawe Risa, note that while the \"seven-day rain\" (known as 'Mvumbi') was once predictable and less destructive, climate change has made it more extreme and erratic.
• The Kenya Meteorological Services clarifies that the recent forecast rain was not the peak "seven-day rain" season, which is expected later in May and is linked to the movement of the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone.