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We must vaccinate our livestock, DP Kindiki stands bold on castle vaccination

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki during a meeting between the leadership of the Council of Governors (CoG) and the Controller of Budget (CoB) Margaret Nyakang'o on Monday, December 16, 2024. PHOTO/@KindikiKithure/X

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has affirmed that the livestock immunization exercise will proceed despite some opposition.

During a consultative forum with Isiolo County leaders on Thursday, January 30, 2025, Kindiki emphasized the importance of the livestock industry to the Kenya-Kwanza government and highlighted the government’s ongoing investments in the sector.

“The livestock sector is very critical for the Kenya-Kwanza government. We are making investments to make sure the sector brings wealth to as many people at the household level,” Kindiki said.

 “That’s why we are insisting on the voluntary vaccination of livestock to give them the ability to withstand epidemics and also for us to work on the emerging livestock market outside the country which requires certain health standards including immunization for beef and other livestock products to enter markets in the Middle East and other parts of the world,” Kindiki observed.

Kindiki equally noted that Kenya is a leading livestock producer in the continent and that the government is making investments to tap into the market.

“Kenya has the third-largest livestock herd in Africa behind Sudan and Somalia. With 22 million herds of cattle and 50 million small stocks including sheep and goats, we must vaccinate our livestock so that we can now start exporting livestock and livestock products everywhere in the world,” he added.

In 2024, President William Ruto said that the country would conduct a nationwide vaccination drive in 47 counties to get rid of livestock diseases.

In 2024, President William Ruto bashed a section of leaders for opposing the livestock vaccination campaign.

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