Cows at a grazing field. [Photo/mosesorganic.org]
Lamu County government has launched a free livestock vaccination programme against the Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP).
The programme which is collaboration between the county and national governments is sponsored by the Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Resilience Project.More than 100,000 animals (cattle, goats and sheep), have been tagged as the Nation reports.The county's senior veterinary officer Gichohi Mathenge said they expect the programme to run for two weeks and priority will be regions occupied by pastoralists."We have already dispatched veterinary officers to areas like Chalaluma, Bar’goni, Mpeketoni, Lake Amu, Hongwe, Lumshi, Pangani, Pandanguo, Witu and other areas of Lamu West," Mathenge told journalists at Chalaluma village in Witu Division."We will also go as far as Kiunga in Lamu East. These are areas mostly inhabited by pastoralists and we will ensure all their animals get vaccinated," he added.He urged residents to ensure their animals are vaccinated against the fatal disease.