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Focus on choke weed, Lenku tells scientists

A woman tries to uproot Ipomoea weed at Kumpa area, Kajiado Central on 24th May 2018. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard]

Scientists have been urged to speedily tackle a weed that is wrecking havoc in the county.

Governor Joseph ole Lenku said Ipomoea, locally known as forumltiameletei, had choked over one million acres of pasture.

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