In Taita Taveta, county officials and conservation managers are rechecking budgets as climate-funded programmes face fresh uncertainty.
Drought is no longer a rare climatic shock that arrives once in a generation and retreats after a good rainy season.
Across counties, weak enforcement, delayed financing, poor waste management and institutional overlaps are undermining climate resilience and exposing Kenyans to floods and pollution.
Tea pickers in Kenya’s highlands are absorbing the financial impact of climate change through reduced yields and daily wages, while export prices remain relatively stable in global markets.