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Livestock farmers in Endebess and Kwanza, Trans Nzoia County have resorted to using baking powder, Magadi and table salt to control Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) citing a poor response from the Government.
The farmers decry that since the outbreak last month, they have faced difficult times as they strive to control the disease in vain while the Government remains mum on the matter.
A dairy farmer from Kapsitwet sub-location in Kwanza John Kiptanui Komen revealed that farmers in the area were counting heavy losses since there were no considerable efforts on the part of the Government to contain the situation. Komen said FMD struck about a month ago from Lyavo and Kapsitwet areas and that samples were taken by a veterinary officer who sent them to Nairobi for evaluation.
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