Intense rain in East Africa in recent weeks has claimed at least 155 lives and destroyed more than 10,000 homes in Tanzania alone, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa told parliament on Thursday. A total of 200,000 people had been affected by the rains, he said. The El Niño global weather phenomenon merged into the start of the regional rainy season at the end of March. Persistent rains even fell in regions where precipitation is rare. Herders were particularly badly hit, with their livestock drowning and their fields under water. The rains have also hit Kenya to the north, According to the Kenyan …