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Principal Secretary State Department of Livestock Harry Kimtai (Centre) and other officials during the launch of the National PPR (Peste Des Petits Ruminants) Control and Eradication Strategy in Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]
The government has launched a Sh6.2 billion plan to eradicate Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), a viral disease that affects sheep and goats.
Livestock Principal Secretary Harry Kimtai on Wednesday unveiled the National Strategy for the Control and Eradication of PPR 2017-2027, a highly contagious disease which is also affects some wildlife species.
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