By IRENE MUGOMore by this AuthorPastoralists who moved to Mt Kenya region for greener pastures have benefitted from a Sh4 million animal feed supplements donated by the national government over the weekend. According to the National Drought and Management Authority (NDMA) county coordinator Kariuki Kiragu, the pastoralists will receive 100,000 kilos of pellets which should sustain the animals for two weeks. The animal feeds will go to approximately 15,000 livestock in Kieni Constituency for both the animals belonging to the herders and the residents. “The county cannot sustain the current stressful situation because there is high dependency on the little resources available,” he said. The Kenya Veterinary Association disease control programme coordinator Mwangi Gichomo called for inter-county government collaboration to mitigate the effects of the drought.

Source: Daily Nation May 01, 2017 03:11 UTC