Over the past 12 years, climate change has increasingly disrupted Narok County's agricultural calendar.
Unpredictable rainfall, prolonged dry spells, and severe droughts have taken a toll on staple crops like maize, as well as on livestock such as sheep, dairy and beef cows, and local chickens.
It's barely 8 AM; the blazing morning sun in the Narok-Ololulung'a area already feels like midday.
Raphael Sankei, a local farmer managing 30 acres of maize planted in January, describes the harsh reality he faces. "Weather patterns this year are very unpredictable," Sankei explains. "In normal years, we experienced a long onset of rains-often lasting two weeks-that allowed our crops to progress from germination to sprouting.