The government has unveiled a contingency plan to prepare for the anticipated October El Niño rains, including mapping flood hotspots, improving drainage, and strengthening emergency response.

Kenya’s experience with devastating El Niño rains, from the 1997/98 disaster to the severe flooding of 2023/24, shows that, approach to disaster preparedness has evolved.

The government announces measures to prepare for above-normal rains expected during the October to December (OND) season, with early onset forecast in Western, Nyanza, North…