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Locusts plague more counties

NYS servicemen from Gilgil barracks are taken through the process of fighting desert locusts which have currently invaded seventeen counties in the country. Under the joint exercise by the State and FAO, the NYS officers will be used in ground spraying in six counties to contain the spreading pests. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

The number of counties affected by desert locusts has risen from three to 17 in the last three months, with fears that the number could rise in the coming days.

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