Livestock keepers in Isiolo are yet to be paid Sh44 million for the off-take program two years after it started. In 2017, the the Kenya Meat Commission launched the livestock off-take programme in arid and semi -arid counties due to drought. The CS said sheep and goats are popular due to their low purchase price and production cost. Kiunjuri said in 2008, the disease cost 1.2 million sheep and goats valued at Sh2.4 billion. In 2017, Kajiado farmers sold emaciated cattle for as little as Sh500 in the Kenya Meat Commisson’ss livestock off-take programme.

Source: The Star February 19, 2019 18:33 UTC