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Bleak future: Farmers worry bigger locust menace ahead

Mr Douglas Kinyua scares away desert locusts from his farm in Kamiu area, 3km from Embu town. Residents fear more disaster is on the way. [Joseph Muchiri, Standard]

There is fear that the desert locusts invasion in the lower part of Embu County may worsen after the eggs they laid start hatching.

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