Desert locusts return to ravage 20 counties

A resident of Tenges in Baringo Central tackles locusts last year. At least 20 counties have been invaded by the desert locusts. [File, Standard]

Kenya is under pressure to avert a full-scale desert locusts invasion, which are entering the country from Somalia.

But the Ministry of Agriculture and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) are confident Kenya is adequately prepared to stave off any threats on the country’s food supplies.