The ministry of Agriculture needs an additional Sh320 million unding to co fight armyworms that are ravaging maize fields.

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The government had set aside Sh100 million to tackle the fall armyworm.

“We have requested the Treasury to allocate us an additional Sh320 million because the fall armyworm invasion is bigger than initially thought,” said Clement Muyesu, the assistant director of Agriculture.

The funds will assist smallholder farmers access identified pesticides.

The worms, which breed fast and can migrate 100 kilometres a day, were first reported in Kenya in mid-January.

Among counties that have been invaded are Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Kwale, Taita Taveta, Nakuru, Busia and Bungoma.