Dry spell pushes wine tappers to fishing as coconut trees wither

Some of the withering coconut trees at Baga Moyo village in Rabai Sub County Kilifi County. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard]

Wine tappers in Baga Moyo village in Rabai, Kilifi County, have been forced to look for alternative sources of livelihood as coconut trees dry up due to the ongoing drought in the country.

They tap the palm wine, popularly known as mnazi, from the coconut trees. The wine is also used during most...