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El Nino fever grips Kenya flower sector

The Kenya flower sector is on blue standby as el Nino rains start pounding parts of the country as growers get ready to tackle the numerous challenges associated with flooding, cloudy, cold and wet weather.

“We are expecting higher concentrations of disease, subdued production, disruption of transport and marooning of employees requiring we plan for emergency evacuations”, said Oserian Development Company administration director Kirimi Mpungu.  

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