State in Sh6.2 b strategy to combat viral sheep and goat disease

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.