Counties Sh10mn tagging exercise to help stem cattle rustling in LaikipiaKenya Veterinary Association Chairman Samuel Kahariri (right) tags a cow with a microchip at Jua Kali Centre in Laikipia County on January 8, 2018. PHOTO | MWANGI NDIRANGU | NMGLaikipia County government has collaborated with with the Kenya Veterinary Association (KVA) to launch a livestock identification and traceability project aimed at curbing cattle theft in the region. The team of doctors doing the tagging will be in different parts of Laikipia in the next few weeks carrying out the exercise. A herder looks after cattle in Laikipia County on January 8, 2017. Herders in the region will benefit from a Sh10 million tagging project undertaken by the Kenya Veterinary Association, County and national government and other stakeholders in an effort to curb cattle rustling in the region.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 09, 2018 11:15 UTC