LETTER: Let’s tackle the effects of climate change

Climate change is one lesson majority of Kenyans will hardly forget for a long time to come. We have just come out of drought episode, the longest that affected the coastal strip, eastern and north eastern hardest. Timely interventions by government and non-governmental agencies like the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) and Kenya Red Cross Society impeded loss of livelihoods and lives.

The onset of the March-April-May (MAM) rainfall came as a relief to many. The rains marked the commencement of recovery phase from drought phase. Unknown to all, the rains turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Widespread flooding, landslides, fatalities, displacement and damage to social amenities were the outcomes arising from the rains. It seems the rains are not going to subside any time soon. Kenyans should embrace themselves for extreme weather conditions for a little longer.