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State should be ready for second locust invasion

A swarm of locust in Turkana, July 17, 2020. [Lucas Ngasike, Standard]

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya has warned of a second wave of desert locusts next month. In December 2019 and early 2020, Kenya experienced the worst locust invasion in 70 years as swarms invaded Mandera, Meru and Isiolo counties.

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