They warned that the move would cripple the sugar industry and undermine food security.
A typical cricket takes 80 days to mature and females lay eggs through a needle-like structure called an ovipositor.
Governor Lomurukai says chiefs, elders, church leaders and community leaders have the capacity to help wipe out the menace.
Medics say patients’ disappearances, family interventions and administrative red tape are undermining treatment efforts.
The coordinator of the project, Alex Ogoro, said they intend to undertake the project in at least each of the 40 wards in Homa Bay County.
Says varsities often targeted for radicalisation and recruitment by terrorist groups
He said the decision undermines the sugar revival programme, which was intended to rejuvenate struggling mills
Local leaders praised SHOFCO’s intervention, calling it a game-changer for inclusive growth.
Ouma was remanded at Siaya GK Prison pending sentencing.
