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Quelea bird invasion costs wheat farmers Sh2m daily

A farm worker blows a vuvuzela to scare away quelea birds from a wheat farm in Tipis, Nakuru County, on December 3, 2024. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

From a distance, the buzzing noise of vuvuzelas blown in wheat and barley farms in Tipis, Mau Narok will be confusing for a group of fans who have gathered to cheer their team.

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