Its most devastating natural disaster is drought and it comes with a predictable regularity: 1991/1992, 1995/1996, 1998-2000, 2004/2005, 2008-2011. That destroys livelihoods and the ability of communities to produce food. The 2008-2011 drought cost an estimated Sh968.6 billion and slowed down the economy by 2.8 per cent annually. Sadly, the corruption in the Jubilee regime has massively impeded these survival strategies and greatly harmed the ability of ordinary people to produce food, maintain healthy herds and survive in a hostile environment. A country that cannot store water and food will not survive the vagaries of climate change.

Source: Daily Nation April 16, 2019 21:22 UTC