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It is time for Kenya and Africa to stop selling carbon credits for a song

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Carbon credit or CO2 trading market. [iStockPhoto]

In April, Kenya experienced what could be the worst flooding ever recorded in the country. The flooding came not long after a three-year drought spell, one of the worst that the country has experienced.

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