The predicted heavy rainfall will create favourable conditions for the breeding of crop-munching desert locusts, experts say. However, the locusts' crisis during this year’s March-May cropping season is likely to be lesser compared to last year’s. On Friday, the Met Department predicted most counties will experience flash floods during the long rains season expected to start in March. The rains could also be a blessing as they may temporarily stall the movements of the locusts. Landslides/mudslides are likely on the hilly areas of western Kenya as well as parts of the highlands East of the Rift Valley,” she said.

Source: The Star February 20, 2021 09:56 UTC