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Julius Maluki, a farmer from Enziu Village in Mwingi Central, Kitui County scares away locusts by using a piece of iron sheet to make noise. [Philip Muasya, Standard]
Armed with a sizable piece of iron sheet and a stick, Julius Maluki moves from one corner of his farm to another hitting a plate incessantly and producing ear-piercing noise that can be heard from across his farm.
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