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 […]