There are cheaper, innovative ways to tame locust menace

The Horn of Africa is under siege from locusts. According to Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the invasion is the worst in 25 years. The government used Sh300 million to spray Mandera and Wajir in an attempt to get rid of the locusts.

Locals have terribly failed with their methods, which included loud clangs of stones against pans, honking horns and chants. The fact that it is expensive to deal with locusts, especially in an area that has forever experienced water shortage, should not be taken as an excuse to let the insects destroy crops meant to feed a good number of people.