Experts warn of unsafe animal products in the market

Animal health experts have raised concerns over safety of animal products in the market. 

Under their umbrella body Animal Health Technicians and Technologists Association of Kenya, animal health specialists who met in Nakuru warned that the products in the market may not be safe for human consumption.

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Legal Affairs Committee chair Oreste Karanja said the issue is compounded by the fact that Kenya does not have a functional Veterinary Medicine Directorate (VMD) Board for the past one year.

“Since last year the board has not been functional despite its critical role on animal health and by extension that of our people who consume animal products,” said Karanja.

The directorate is tasked with regulating manufacture, importation, exportation, registration, distribution, prescription and dispensing of veterinary medicines and other animal health products in the country.

Oreste added that absence of a regulator has seen veterinary drugs being sold and dispensed in open air markets, kiosks, groceries and hardware stores exposing Kenyans to health risks and economic losses.

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya on April 24 this year gazetted Josiah Machiki Mandieka, John Wilberforce Muchibi, James Muchini Mbaria and Douglas Gitonga as members of the Veterinary Medicine Directorate.

Kenya Veterinary Board moved to court challenging their appointment leading to the current stalemate.

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