By EDITORIALMore by this AuthorWith the toll from the floods ravaging the country having risen from five to nearly 20 deaths in recent days, there is a cause for alarm. This is more so because the Meteorological Department has warned in its forecast that the worst is yet to come. 18 DEATHS CONFIRMEDThe Kenya Red Cross Society has confirmed 18 deaths — four each in Elgeyo-Marakwet, Kitui, Meru and Turkana counties and two in Wajir. Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa has given an assurance about the measures the government is taking to mitigate the consequences. And it’s even worse as the Met had provided accurate forecasts long before the short rainy season set in.

Source: Daily Nation October 23, 2019 21:45 UTC