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‘All we can do now is pray they continue’: Maasai welcome the first rains but know that drought is far from over

Intensifying climate patterns are pushing herders into poverty and displacement – and girls into early marriage The day is hot and dry but the soil underfoot is soft. “After four months of drought, we received the first rains yesterday,” says Maasai elder Abraham Kampalei. “All we can do now is pray that they continue.” Kampalei has lived for more than 50 of h... [6204 chars]

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