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State rolls out Sh1.5b dog vaccination drive

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The Government plans to spend Sh1.5 billion in the next five years to vaccinate dogs against rabies.

Some of the counties targeted are Kitui, Kisumu, Makueni, Machakos and Siaya. Acting Medical Services Director Jackson Kioko said, "Rabies kills up to 60,000 people per year worldwide and in Kenya,

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