Kenya wrestles with fatal floods and problems of food security

Martha Waema poses for a photo holding a tomato and orange in her three-acre farm that was left submerged by weeks of relentless rainfall in Machakos, Kenya (Andrew Kasuku/AP)

Devastating and fatal floods have wrecked farms and prompted debate in Kenya about how to manage “erratic weather” and ensure food security.

With dismay, Martha Waema and her husband surveyed their farm that was submerged by weeks of relentless rainfall across Kenya.