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Sh215m insurance payout offers relief to drought-hit pastoralists

Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Cabinet Secretary Willy Bett said in a statement yesterday the livestock insurance plan targeting six counties is meant to cushion farmers against the effects of the drought.PHOTO:COURTESY

The Government in partnership with insurers has committed to pay out Sh215 million to over 12,000 pastoral households affected by the ongoing drought.

Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Cabinet Secretary Willy Bett said in a statement yesterday the livestock insurance plan targeting six counties is meant to cushion farmers against the effects of the drought.

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