Kenya suffers worst locust infestation in 70 years as millions of insects swarm farmland
(WorldNews Africa)

The worst outbreak of desert locusts in Kenya in 70 years has seen hundreds of millions of the insects swarm into the east African nation from Somalia and Ethiopia. Those two countries have not had an infestation like this in a quarter century, destroying farmland and threatening an already vulnerable region with devastating hunger. `Even cows are wondering what is happening,` said Ndunda Makanga, who spent hours Friday trying to chase the locusts from his farm. `Corn, sorghum, cowpeas, they have eaten everything.` When rains arrive in March and bring new vegetation across much of the region, the numbers of the fast-breeding locusts could grow...