locust invasion

Kenya to host major agricultural research summit

Reading Time: 2 minutes Kenya Agricultural Research and Livestock Research Organisation (Kalro) is set to host a major conference on mitigating the impact of […]

Pastoralists suffer double pain as locusts, Corona hit

Reading Time: 3 minutes Nicholas Waitathu and George Kebaso For Joseph Lelesala and Tiampati Leleti, two pastoralists from Samburu county, 2020 has been a year […]

Pest control politics a threat to our food security

Reading Time: 3 minutes Okisegere Ojepat        One of the downsides of globalisation driven by technology is the way in which views […]

Woman travels over 150km to witness locust invasion in mother’s farm

Reading Time: 2 minutes A woman travelled from Nairobi to Nyeri County to witness the devouring of her mother's farm by desert locusts.

Somalia declares locust invasion an emergency

Reading Time: 2 minutes Mogadishu, Sunday Somalia on Sunday declared a locust infestation sweeping the Horn of Africa to be a national emergency, as […]

Our costly but fruitless benchmarking trip to ‘study’ locusts

Reading Time: 3 minutes MCA Gwinso The urgency with which MCA Chonjo, the acting chair of the committee on environment, called a meeting was […]

Sh5b set aside to help mitigate effects of flood, locust invasion

Reading Time: < 1 minute Sophie Njoka The Government has released Sh5.2 billion to support Kenyans affected by disasters such as the recent floods and […]

Laikipia commences aerial spraying of locusts: Video

Reading Time: < 1 minute Aerial surveillance team had discovered three swarms at Tigania, Kipsing and Bassa areas of Laikipia County.

Expert: Locust invasion in Wajir county could cause hunger

Reading Time: < 1 minute Henry Andanje Kenya risks experiencing hunger if the current locusts invasion in Wajir county is not controlled from spreading to […]

Wario calls on government to help contain locust invasion

Reading Time: 2 minutes Bura MP Ali Wario has joined his North Eastern counterparts in calling on the government to move with speed and […]