NASA CEO Norman Magaya has slammed Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri over his latest remarks on locusts that have invaded most parts of the country.
Kiunjuri on Friday told Kenyans to start taking pictures of suspected insects and post them on social media so that his ministry can confirm to them whether it is a locust or not.
Kiunjuri stated that once the photos have been positively identified the government would take appropriate action.
While commenting on the remarks, Mr Magaya said that Kiunjuri does not qualify to be in the office.
He noted that unless Kiunjuri has President Uhuru Kenyatta’s nudes, no justification exists for him to be a CS, citing that incompetency is written allover the Agriculture CS.
“Unless this man has Uhuru’s nudes …. no justification exists for him to be CS !!! Incompetency is written allover Kiunjuri, ” posted Magaya.
A preliminary report says that the desert locust invasion in northern Kenya is rapidly spreading.
The report by Mandera County’s Department of Agriculture indicates that an estimated 12,000 square kilometres of landmass had been infested in the county alone since the invasion began barely two weeks ago.
The report released on Tuesday paints a picture of destruction that threatens food security in a region that recently experienced drought and floods in quick succession.
The report shows that barely a day after the locusts were first spotted on December 28 at three sites in the county, they had spread to 20 other sites.
Locusts invaded Mandera, Marsabit and Wajir counties two weeks ago, prompting an outcry from local leaders and residents.
Desperate to deal with the invasion, residents have been banging on utensils and other metallic items, and honking motorbike horns to scare away the locusts.
Police officers have also been seen blowing whistles to scare them away.
Earlier, they had been instructed to shoot and kill the locusts.
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