The government has secured almost Sh2 billion from donors to support its renewed fight on locusts as interventions enter the second phase. Agriculture CS Perter Munya on Wednesday told a forum in Nairobi that the World Bank has already released Sh1.4 billion. Munya said in the first phase of the interventions, the government alongside donors conducted ground operations to locate, tag and monitor breeding sites for the locusts. However, Munya said the state had secured 30,000 litres of chemicals through FAO about to be shipped into the country. The state also aims to buy more ground control vehicles, protective clothing, GPSs and radio communication for ground control operations.

Source: The Star March 11, 2020 20:03 UTC