WINGS
November 9, 2023: El Niño floods in Kenya
Despite President Ruto’s announcement that severe El Niño rains would not affect Kenya, the country’s meteorologist was right — there are floods and disasters and diseases seriously affecting the populus this rainy season. Three women talked with our Mombasa correspondent about how their organizations are dealing with those problems, and the increase in domestic violence, too.
Speakers: Hamisa Zaja, program officer, Maji na Ufanisi (Water and Development); Aisha Al-Husseni, Mombasa County coordinator, Red Cross Society; Topista Juma, activist, Muhuri (Muslim for Human Rights)
Credits: Diana Wanyonyi, reporter; editor, Frieda Werden. Brief news clip via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SqQpCjDPq0 “Govt apologises over confustion on El Niño