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Desert locusts war risks stalling on insufficient funds

Kenya was the hardest hit with the locust invasion in 2020 compared with her East African counterparts. FILE PHOTO | NMG

By  GERALD ANDAE

Aerial spraying of desert locusts may stall at the end of March if Kenya will not have received more funds to combat the pests.

Deputy country director for Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Hamisi Williams said more funds are urgently required aerial spraying.

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