Turkana County Government in collaboration with Lotus Kenya Action for Development Organization (LOKADO), scaled up targeted vaccination and supportive treatment of livestock in Oropoi, Kotubai, Katodopothonyang, and Namaniko in Kalobeyei Ward, Turkana West.
Turkana West Sub County hosts the largest livestock population in the region.
Recently, parts of Kalobeyei Ward have experienced a significant increase in livestock movement, resulting in cross-contamination between healthy and infected animals.
This has triggered an outbreak of various livestock diseases. "The exercise will last for six days and targets 10,000 sheep and goats.
