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Livestock diseases surge in drought-hit counties

Turkana Agriculture, Pastoral Economy and Fisheries CEC Philip Aemun during the launch of the vaccination exercise in Turkana South sub-county on January 20, 2021. [Lucas Ngasike, Standard]

The National Drought Management Authority (NMDA) has reported an upsurge in livestock diseases in over 10 counties that are still recovering from drought.

While calling for support towards safe migrations for the pastoralists moving back to their settlements, the authority noted that the drought situation was easing with time.

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