The Government is set to spend Sh1.5 billion in the next five years to vaccinate dogs against rabies.
Some of the counties targeted for the vaccination exercise are Kitui, Kisumu, Makueni, Machakos and Siaya.
Speaking at the launch of the National Rabies Elimination Co-ordination Committee, Acting Medical Services Director Jackson Kioko revealed that up to 2,000 Kenyans succumb to rabies per year.
"Rabies kills up to 60,000 people per year worldwide and in Kenya, 1,000 to 2,000 human deaths are due to rabies," he said.
The government through the ministries of Health and Livestock has launched the committee that seeks to eliminate the disease in Kenya by 2030.
Rabies remains among the top five zoonotic diseases that require prevention and control in Kenya. Mr Kioko said that the disease is 100 per cent preventable mainly by controlling it in animals.
The new strategy will include sustained mass vaccination of dogs, pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis as well as raising public awareness.
A dog census will also be carried out.
The campaign has been supported by various partners including the European Union, Africa Network for Animal Welfare, and the Kenya Medical Research Institute.