THE STANDARD By
Judah Ben-Hur |
December 15th 2020 at 12:38:55 GMT +0300
A Samburu man attempts to fend-off a swarm of desert locusts flying over grazing land in Lemasulani village, Samburu County, Kenya January 17, 2020. [Njeri Mwangi, Reuters]
Government spokesperson Cyrus Oguna has said the government has mitigation measures to ensure locusts do not move to unaffected counties in the second wave of invasion.
“The plan is to contain and destroy them where they currently are,” said Mr Oguna, as he addressed the media on Tuesday.
A statement on the Locust Watch website reveals a mature swarm is headed to Kenya through Marsabit County from the southwest region of Teltele in Ethiopia.