locusts invasion

Coronavirus, locusts harbingers of hunger

Reading Time: 2 minutes The country’s major focus is the battle against the coronavirus which has turned the lives of Kenyans upside down. There […]

It’s time to eat rodents to boost food security

Reading Time: 4 minutes After abandoning traditional African cuisines in the name of modernity and using dangerous chemicals to destroy the environment, Kenyans are […]

Sh100 million to sustain fight against desert locust invasion

Reading Time: 2 minutes  Mwangi Mumero Donations to combat the desert locust invasion in Eastern Africa continue to pour in even as more parts of the […]

Munya allays food insecurity fears as locust attack spreads

Reading Time: 2 minutes Desert locusts have invaded at least 26 counties, Agriculture CS Peter Munya said. He, however, allayed fears of an imminent […]

Australia’s donation to avert locusts invasion

Reading Time: < 1 minute George Kebaso @Morarak The Australian government has donated 40,000 litres of chemicals to boost Kenya’s efforts to prevent a new […]

Munya now speaks out over challenges of fighting locusts

Reading Time: 2 minutes Logistical challenges in the distribution of chemicals and aircraft fuel have affected efforts to fight the desert locust invasion in […]

Farmers anxiety mounts as desert locusts spread

Reading Time: 3 minutes There is anxiety among farmers in Bungoma county after desert locusts were spotted in some parts of Kimilili, Tongaren, Mt […]

MP walks to TV interview with yellow locusts to disprove Munya claim

Reading Time: 2 minutes Mbeere South MP walks to a television interview with bag of yellow locusts to disproof Agriculture CS Peter Munya's claims.

State hires expert to assess damage caused by locusts

Reading Time: 2 minutes Christine Musa and KNA  The government has hired a consultant to assess the damage caused by the destructive desert locusts […]

Fall army worm causes food losses worth Sh2 billion

Reading Time: 4 minutes Wahinya Henry and Mwangi Mumero  Farmers have lost more than  Sh2 billion of expected revenue in the last three years because […]