By VICTOR RABALLAMore by this AuthorKisumu County government has denied spending Sh3.7 million to buy one dairy cow. Agriculture CEC Gilchrist Okuom says the money was spent on 27 dairy cows and not one cow as reported. In his report, Mr Ouko faulted the devolved unit for allocating the funds to buy Ayrshire cows in the financial year 2017/2018. DISTRIBUTEDResponding on Friday, Mr Okuom noted that the cows were distributed in all the five sub counties including Kisumu East (7), Kisumu West (6), Kisumu Central (5), Seme (5) and four for Nyando. DEATH“Ayrshire dairy cows need intensive care and some beneficiaries could have failed to maintain the standards, leading to the death of the animals,” Mr Okuom added.

Source: Daily Nation March 29, 2019 10:18 UTC