State to buy Sh350m livestock in drought-hit areas

Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi speaks at Kaguma in Meru, August 2021. [Phares Mutembei, Standard]

The government will set aside Sh350 million to buy emaciated livestock in drought-hit regions, Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has said.

Linturi, who spoke in Kajiado, said the animals will later be slaughtered and the meat distributed to residents, most of whom are facing starvation.