Kenya urged to adopt biopesticides for safer pest control methods

Students from Nyandarua TTI show bio-pesticide made from various weeds and chili. [File, Standard]

Kenya continues to grapple with the threat of desert locust invasions, which endanger food security, biodiversity, and the livelihoods of vulnerable communities.

The 2019–2020 desert locust outbreak in Northern Kenya was the worst in 70 years, forcing desperate communities to use basic methods like beating drums and revving motorbikes to ward off the swarms.