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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ndwiga",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njeru Ndwiga",
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    "content": "development partners, including FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); 10 aircraft for spraying and 10 for surveillance, and to acquire and deploy 20 vehicles equipped with suitable sprayers for ground control of mainly the hatching hoppers. Mr. Speaker, Sir, to establish the extent of damage caused by the locust invasion and to establish the measures taken to mitigate the effects of the invasion, the Committee undertook county visits to Embu, Tharaka-Nithi and Samburu counties on Friday, 28th February 2020, the findings of which I reported to this House. At its 74th Sitting held on 22nd April, 2020, the Committee deliberated on the imminent second generation locust invasion, projected to be 20 times worse than the January, 2020 invasion. Noting the serious threat to food security in the country, more so, in light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, the Committee resolved to invite the CS of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Co-operatives to appear before it to address among others the preparedness measures in place to control the second generation locust invasion. The Committee met with the CS on Monday, 4th April, 2020 on the Zoom online meeting platform, where he briefed Senators on the Government’s preparedness for the continued invasion as follows- The Ministry has set up six operational bases at Turkana, Marsabit, Wajir, Masinga, Garissa and Isiolo. The Ministry has trained 30 master trainers, 502 national youth servicemen, 240 extension staff, and 300 community scouts for surveillance and ground spraying. The Ministry has six aircrafts for spraying and three for surveillance. The Ministry has deployed 16 vehicles mounted with sprayers for ground control. Plans are there to purchase 24 more vehicles. The Ministry has deployed a digital application, the E-Locust 3M Application, for reporting on desert locust."
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