Crops drying due to rain failure/Photo Courtesy
Murang’a farmers count losses as short rains fail
Farmers across Murang’a County are counting heavy losses following the failure of the short October–December rains, which have left germinating crops withered and fields parched. The depressed rains, which lasted barely two weeks, have devastated early planters and raised fears of looming food shortages and rising prices across the region. The Kenya Meteorological Department had…
