Nairobi, April 27 -- It is turning out to be the year from hell, in terms of climate disasters for East Africa. As it closes the first quarter alone, nearly 200 people have so far been killed and thousands displaced by floods and mudslides as heavy rains pound the East African Community.

Kenya's capital Nairobi has just been disabled by record floods, forcing some roads to be closed. The property damage has been massive, with whole housing estates and business suburbs partially submerged.

In Uganda, the Kampala-Masaka highway, easily the busiest in the country, caved in - again. It was brought down by heavy rains last December. A critical Northern Corridor route, it is the main gateway to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Rwan...