Audio By Vocalize Workers repair the drainage system in Nakuru city ahead of the El Niño rains. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] The World Meteorological Organisation has warned that El Niño is coming and will persist through February 2027. This is definitely not good news for North-Eastern Kenya, which is yet to recover from drought. This year, the National Disaster Management Authority reported a drought situation in Mandera and Wajir. With the current forecasts predicting a 90 per cent probability of heavier-than-normal rainfall between October and December, the situation is about to get worse. A sudden transition from drought to intense rainfall…
Author: By Omar Jibril Mohamed
Audio By Vocalize Workers repair the drainage system in Nakuru city ahead of the El Niño rains. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] The World Meteorological Organisation has warned that El Niño is coming and will persist through February 2027. This is definitely not good news for North-Eastern Kenya, which is yet to recover from drought. This year, the National Disaster Management Authority reported a drought situation in Mandera and Wajir. With the current forecasts predicting a 90 per cent probability of heavier-than-normal rainfall between October and December, the situation is about to get worse. A sudden transition from drought to intense rainfall…