Turkana County in Sh4 million livestock vaccination drive

A livestock officer is assisted by a farmer as he vaccinates a goat at Qubi Galo borehore near Marsabit town. National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) officials say the vaccination in the drought season has helped farmers cut down on loses and that the exercise is being conducted at watering points which are a convergent point for farmers. PHOTO PATRICK MUTHURI/Standard

The county government has set aside Sh4 million for a livestock vaccination drive in Turkana West and North constituencies.

 County veterinary director Dr Benson Long’or said of the project: “Routine vaccination and treatment is one of the exercises that the county veterinary department engages in as a way of preventing livestock deaths due to diseases,” he said.

Some of the areas the exercise targets include Songot, Lokichogio and Oropoi. Turkana County is largely a pastoral community.

The first phase of mass vaccination was against contagious Caprine Pleuro-pneumonia and Bovine Pleauro-pneumonia.