Desert Locust upsurge of 2019/2021 affected many countries in The Horn of Africa. The first wave arrived in Kenya in December 2019. By July 2020, approximately 9.4% and 6.3% of cropland and pastureland had been affected respectively. The second wave arrived in November 2020. These swarms crossed into Kenya from Ethioipa and Somalia. Swarms from Ethiopia crossed through Mandera and Marsabit, while swarms from Somalia crossed through Mandera, Wajir and to a small extent through Garissa. This influx peaked in mid-January and began to reduce.

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Atieno Mboya Samandari of Emory University School of Law (Atlanta, USA) has joined us as a Fulbright fellow. The Fulbright Fellowship that she has secured will enable her to carry out teaching and research in the areas of environmental law, human rights law, gender and water law until July of this year. During this time, she will also facilitate a faculty seminar on law and vulnerability and details of this will be circulated later.