Kenya is facing the worst desert locust invasion in 70 years that has affected the already vulnerable northern region of the country. The locust swarms, which crossed into Kenya from Ethiopia and Somalia on December 28, 2019 and have since spread to twenty-eight counties, pose a severe food security threat to about 3 million people.

Full text available here: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2020/05/21/world-bank-approves-43-million-emergency-financing-to-support-kenyas-desert-locust-response