High alert as fresh wave of locust invasion looms
Summary
Kenya is on a high alert following a possibility of a third wave of desert locust invasion as huge swarms are currently hatching in Somalia and are likely to cross to Kenya.
Agriculture Principal Secretary Hamadi Boga said despite Kenya’s efforts to contain the locusts, failure by Somalia to deal with the emerging swarms pose a serious threat.
Friday May 28 2021
By GERALD ANDAE
Summary
Kenya is on a high alert following a possibility of a third wave of desert locust invasion as huge swarms are currently hatching in Somalia and are likely to cross to Kenya.
FAO says Kenya free from locusts apart from Samburu
Summary
23 counties that had been invaded in the second wave of invasion are now free from the ravaging insects with a few swarms being spotted in Barsaloi, Samburu.
The government and FAO deployed nine aircraft for aerial spraying and 21 vehicles fitted with sprayers for ground control in the war on the second wave.
Tuesday April 27 2021
Locusts swarm from ground vegetation at Lerata village, near Archers Post in Samburu County on January 22, 2020. PHOTO | AFP
By GERALD ANDAE
Summary
23 counties that had been invaded in the second wave of invasion are now free from the ravaging insects with a few swarms being spotted in Barsaloi, Samburu.