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According to the Government, the short rain season was “far too brief and weak to have any meaningful impact on recovery.” And with experts forecasting for below-average March to May 2017 long rains, there will be little water for crops and vegetation cover for livestock. PHOTO: COURTESY
1. DROUGHT AND SCARCITY OF WATER
If you hated the short-rains in October and December 2016, then in 2017 you will literally pray for a downpour.
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