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More losses loom as locust plague defies intervention amid raging blame game

Agriculture, Fisheries, Livestock and Irrigation Principal Secretary Hamadi Boga, Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri and Agriculture and Irrigation CAS Andrew Tuimur address press on locust invasion. (Edward Kiplimi, Standard)

The locust invasion in Kenya is getting worse despite measures to control it.

Moving at a speed of over 130 kilometres per day, the government has been unable to contain the insects that have caused panic in Mandera, Wajir and Marsabit counties. They have now invaded Garissa, Isiolo and Samburu counties.

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