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.

The noise is, however, meant to keep away thousands of quelea birds that have invaded the wheat farms causing massive destruction.