A political analyst is now blaming the political class for the current drought in some parts of the nation, especially the North Eastern region.
According to Professor Edward Kisiang'ani, politicians have widely contributed to this year's severe drought, that has as well affected other parts of the nation, blaming them for not fulfilling their pre-election anti-drought pledges once in office.
He elected leaders of affected regions of sitting pretty after every poll, rather than introducing policies and methods that can be used to solve the recurrent problem.
''This drought is to be blamed on the political class. We have had a similar situation since independence and they keep telling us that they will put measures in place to curb the situation but never do anything once elected,'' he said on Opinion Court on Thursday.
Kisiangani also blamed the government for doing nothing to regulate the felling of trees in the nation's water catchment areas.
He accused the Government of poor timing, saying that it only comes in when the situation has worsened, rather than employing long-term solutions to curb the same.
''The tree felling menace in our forests is also a political problem because the government is not putting in much effort to salvage our forests. The government always comes in late and is willing to spend money on mitigation rather than establishing long-term solutions,'' he observed.
This, however, follows a recent 90-day tree felling ban by the government at a time when a good number of water sources are going dry.
To be the first to get updates on breaking and trending news in Garissa County, send your WhatsApp number to 0740949991.