Kenya’s deadly landslides test the country’s climate readiness

When heavy rains triggered a deadly landslide in Kenya’s Elgeyo Marakwet County last week, the scale of destruction was heartbreaking. At least 26 people lost their lives, hundreds of families were displaced, and homes, roads, and farmland were swept away.

However, beyond the immediate devastation, the disaster highlights a bigger story, how Kenya, like much of East Africa, is being tested by a changing climate and how communities are…