President William Ruto has announced that the government is set to reduce the price of sexed semen-processed semen that allows farmers to get offspring of the desired sex-beginning next month. Speaking in Meru on Saturday, June 22, the head of state said that the Ministry of Agriculture will reduce the price of this commodity from Ksh2,900 to Ksh1,000.
Sexed semen, also known as gender-sorted semen, is a specialised type of artificial insemination that contains a higher proportion of either X-chromosome-bearing sperm (female) or Y-chromosome-bearing sperm (male) and allows farmers to select the gender of the calf.
In Kenya, a farmer can access sexed semen from distributors such as the Kenya Animal Genetic Resources Centre (KAGRC).
President William Ruto leading a livestock vaccination exercise during the flagging off the National Livestock Restocking Programme at Bula Barwaqo, Wajir on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.
