Kenya floods: how can farmers build resilience?
\u201cWe should also harvest the water, store it in the soil. Grow our crops and grow our trees. Because the storage in the soil is much, much bigger than any store we can ever put on the surface. God has already given us a huge reservoir where we can put our water.\u201d\n \nKenya has been ravaged by flooding this month: dozens have died \u2013 specifically after a dam burst and a passenger ferry capsized \u2013 and thousands more have been made homeless. Schools were closed and farmers have seen their crops destroyed.\n \nBut in a few months, many of the areas now under water will be struggling with drought. \n \nSo what can be done to conserve flood waters and build up resilience? And how can small farmers manage their land better?\n \nFor today\u2019s Africa Daily, Peter Musembi speaks with Professor John Gathenya a Hydrologist from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.