We can only mitigate effects of drought

Residents of Lomunyenakwaan in Turkana East draw water from deep improvised wells as dry spell effects continue to be felt. (Photo: Joan Letting/Standard)

Drought is a weather phenomenon that cannot be wished away, it is here with us and will still come back in future. The 2009/2010 drought left an estimated Sh630.9 billion damage to the livestock sector.

Kenya is particularly prone to drought because only 20 per cent of the country receives adequate and regular rainfall, a challenge worsened by farmers' dependence on rain-fed agriculture.