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Samburu stares at second wave of desert locust invasion

Desert locusts in Legarde, Samburu East on August 19, 2020.

Photo credit: Waweru Wairimu | Nation Media Group
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By  Geoffrey Ondieki

Correspondent

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The incursion seems to have started earlier than experts had predicted.
  • The arrival of the pests has sparked anxiety over food security in the region yet to recover from the first wave of invasion by the insects late last year.

Disaster response teams in Samburu have warned of a second wave of locust invasion after seven swarms were spotted in the county yesterday.

The incursion seems to have started earlier than experts had predicted.

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