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Kenya ready for El Nino rains, says Gachagua

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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. [Kibata Kihu,Standard]

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has assured the country that the government is prepared to handle the oncoming El Nino rains.

The DP on Thursday, September 28 while meeting Cabinet Secretaries, Governors and other stakeholders said the government will deploy all the resources at its disposal, including the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and the National Youth Service (NYS), to assist counties in cleaning and unclogging drainage systems.

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