Army worm outbreak wreaks havoc in Western Kenya farms

The fall army worm that is destroying maize plants in parts of Western Kenya and the Rift Valley. [Osinde Obare, Standard]

Leaders from Western Kenya want the fall army worm invasion in the region declared a national disaster.

Trans Nzoia Governor Patrick Khaemba and Kakamega Deputy Governor Philip Kutima said the pest had invaded huge tracts of land under maize and would lead to huge losses.