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Why flooding is a potential investment opportunity

Flooded home          Photo:Courtesy

It is said that there is an opportunity in every crisis. The opportunity can present itself in terms of lessons learnt during the crisis or opening up of a business venture as a result.

Floods witnessed in Nairobi last week were such a crisis. I visited my friend at the weekend in her residential home in Nairobi and saw the devastation caused by the floods. Her avocado trees had dried up due to waterlogged soil, her vegetables that were healthy just weeks ago had withered. Too much water is destructive even to crops.

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