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Food shortage fears as worms, weeds attack farms

Christine Ndigwa, who has been growing maize for 20 years, shows how fall armyworms have attacked her crop. [Mercy Orengo, Standard]

The Mt Kenya region is staring at a food crisis after armyworms invaded several farms.

The situation has been compounded by a mysterious weed that is fast spreading.

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