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Alarm as new wave of locusts invade Turkana South

A locust on a cotton crop in Kerio Valley in Elgeyo Marakwet county in January 2021. [File, Standard]

A new wave of locusts has invaded farms and grazing lands in Turkana South, posing a threat to food security and livelihoods in the region.

The invasion, reported earlier this week, has raised widespread alarm among farmers and pastoralists, who fear that the pests may devastate crops and vegetation.

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