Ruto slams critics opposed to livestock vaccination drive

A vet vaccinates an animal during a past vaccination drive in Nyandarua County. The government is seeking to vaccinate 21 million cattle and 50 million sheep and goats starting in January. [File, Standard]

President William Ruto has defended the ongoing nationwide vaccination campaign for livestock, stating that the vaccines are safe and locally made.

The President took issue with critics opposing the programme, saying that it has no links with a recent debate claiming the vaccines were sponsored by businessman and philanthropist Bill Gates, and were meant to stop livestock from releasing foul methane gas into the environment.