GEOFFREY KAMADI EXPOSED to both drought and flash floods, Makueni was one of the first counties in Kenya to set up its own fund to help small-scale farmers cope with worsening climate change impacts, and dedicate local resources to tackling the problem. Inhabitants of this water-scarce region southeast of Nairobi have often faced hunger during long dry periods, while heavy rains inundate its low-lying savannah with little notice. Sometimes the two extremes hit the county at the same time. "We had to think of a quick, locally led solution for our people," said Mary Mbenge, Makueni's chief officer for natural…