There will be no El Nino, Ruto says as billions mobilised for mitigation effortsThe government now says Kenya will not experience El Niño rains as previously expected. President William Ruto says the Kenya Meteorological Department has downgraded its earlier warning, saying the rains will only be above average. However, this has raised concerns about the measures taken, including the mobilisation of billions of shillings to mitigate the impact of the El Niño rains. The Kenya Meteorological Department had issued a warning about the expected El Niño rains during the months of October, November and December. The national government had projected that it would spend more than 10 billion shillings to mitigate the effects of the El Niño rains, and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua convened several stakeholder meetings to review Kenya’s preparedness and come up with effective mitigation plans.

Source: Daily Nation October 23, 2023 19:09 UTC