Disaster looms in drought, flood prone areas



Nation | by Hellen Shikanda


 A looming twin disaster amid the Covid-19 pandemic is brewing in drought and flood prone areas, Kenya Red Cross Society has warned.

The society’s Secretary General Dr Asha Mohammed said that the two natural disasters will occur concurrently. This is in relation to a forecast from the Kenya Meteorological Department which the humanitarian agency says, “paints a picture of hope and gloom.”

However, there is some optimism among farmers as the forecast indicates average to above average rainfall in Western, Rift Valley, Coast and Central regions…

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