VOLUNTEERING FOR SAWBO – Gabriel Ingubu Becoming a SAWBO volunteer Nzoia River is the second largest in Kenya flowing with water capacity of about 3,721 million cubic meters annually. The river is known for flooding towards its mouth in Budalangi areas of Busia County, just before Lake Victoria. With increased encroachment on Nzoia banks, many families have started experiencing flooding on the upper side in Bungoma and Kakamega counties. In the first quarter of 2020, the rains overpassed normalcy and caused floods to farms leaving water raised feet high. This submerged germinating maize and beans crops for two weeks in Mwikhupo village, Bungoma County. When I was called to cover the story in the second week, I instead grouped the affected women together and asked them to plant rice in the flooded farms. The women are fans of my radio show. Since they did not have an idea of upland rice, I consulted for them with a friend in the Bungoma County Agriculture office and we set up