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Second wave of locust invasion and floods to shake East Africa economies

A resident scares away desert locusts from a farm in Embu County, central Kenya, on January 25. 2020. PHOTO | GEORGE MUNENE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  Luke Anami

Correspondent in Nairobi, Kenya

Nation Media Group

The East African Community secretariat will set aside emergency funds to turn tides against floods and locusts.

While floods are wreaking havoc across the region, a swarm of locusts is expected to once again invade Kenya through Ethiopia.

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