By STELLA CHERONO More by this AuthorThe UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says Kenya is just three weeks away from eliminating the desert locust menace. Eight months after the locust invasion, FAO on Tuesday said only Samburu and Turkana counties are still battling the destructive swarms. Turkana County, declared by the UN as the epicentre of desert locust menace in Kenya early this month, has also recorded a significant reduction in swarms. “We need to be agile when following the mature and juvenile desert locust swarms. According to the Desert Locust Control Organisation for Eastern Africa (DLCO), the insect has a lifespan of up to 10 months.

Source: Daily Nation July 29, 2020 13:52 UTC