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Treasury bemoans economic cost of floods and drought

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich

Contingencies associated with perennial drought and floods could derail the Government’s Big Four agenda, Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich has warned.

The CS said billions of shillings are drawn from State coffers annually to cushion the country against the effects of natural disasters that could otherwise have been avoided if early warning was heeded.

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