Deadly cattle disease hits Narok County

Narok, Kenya: Thousands of livestock in Narok County might be wiped out following outbreak of the Contagious Bovine Pleuropnemonia (CBPP).

The disease has been reported in the areas of Loita, Mau, Mara and areas of Transmara by cattle keepers.

Residents claimed yesterday that they had already lost some of their livestock to the disease,  and accused the Narok County Veterinary Department of failing to act to curb further losses.

“The department has failed in its duty to provide vaccines to forestall the impending deaths. The disease is spreading fast and it is time to act,” said John Lesit, a pastoralist from Loita area along the Kenya-Tanzania border.

He said the veterinary office should also impose a quarantine in the area to check the spread of the disease.

“We lost huge herds of livestock because of Foot and Mouth Disease between September last year and February this year.  We don’t want to lose more to CBPP,” said Keturet Kapei, a cattle keeper from Lolgorian area in Trans Mara where the disease was reported two weeks ago.