The forecast notes that some swarms may transit Northeast Uganda and that those that have concentrated in Northern Somalia could move east to the Indo-Pakistan summer breeding areas. Some of the swarms could migrate from Yemen to Northern Somalia and Northeast Ethiopia. “Sudan, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia, Pakistan and India should remain on high alert in the coming four weeks and West Africa should continue to take anticipatory measures and preparatory steps,” the Fao report states. INVASION CONTAINED IN 24 COUNTIESDesert locusts entered Kenya on December 28 through Mandera and had by March spread to 27 counties. The locusts’ invasion has already been contained in 24 counties, with the focus now on Marsabit and Turkana counties.

Source: Daily Nation July 08, 2020 21:00 UTC