Kenya to step up efforts to mitigate effects of climate change amid heavy rains

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Kenya to step up efforts to mitigate effects of climate change amid heavy rains

STORY: Kenya to step up efforts to mitigate effects of climate change amid heavy rains SHOOTING TIME: May 2, 2024 DATELINE: May 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting 2. various of flooded areas STORYLINE: As the country is battered by torrential rains, Kenya's Cabinet on Thursday decided to mobilize the nation to implement policies, programs and measures that will mitigate the effects of climate change. The Cabinet, which convened for the second time this week under the leadership of President William Ruto, acknowledged that climate change is the cause of flooding, mudslides, landslides, and other extreme weather phenomena. "The Cabinet was briefed on the weather forecast for the next three months, which shows that average to above-average rains will continue in all parts of the country," the presidency said in a statement issued in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. The meeting deliberated on extra measures to mitigate the devastating

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