Kenyans warned of diseases and destruction as El Nino closes in

This photograph shows a flag of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) floating next to their headquarters in Geneva on June 1, 2026. [AFP]

Approximately 15,000km away from Kenya, in the Pacific Ocean, the sea surface is warming.

This, believe it or not, has set in motion a climatic chain reaction that will precipitate into an El Niño here at home.