Russia donates Sh300 million to aid locust fight in Kenya

Residents of Mahiga, Meru chase the desert locusts using old aluminum cooking pots, iron sheets and twigs. [Reuters]

Kenya will receive Sh300 million from Russia to aid in the fight against desert locusts.

The Russian government has said it will contribute an equivalent of $3 million to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), that will be used in response to the worst desert locust crisis in Kenya in over 70 years.