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Originally published by Capital Businessbusiness
August 11, 2026
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Vets warn El Niño could hit livestock sector hard
The association said pastoralists and livestock farmers remain particularly vulnerable to flooding, contaminated water sources, disease outbreaks and disruptions to feed and livestock value chains...
✨ Key Highlights
The Kenya Veterinary Association (KVA) is urging for accelerated preparations to safeguard Kenya's livestock sector from the anticipated impacts of El Niño conditions, expected to persist until early 2027.
- The KVA warns of increased livestock disease outbreaks, deaths, and injuries, along with market disruptions and infrastructure damage due to anticipated flooding and contaminated water sources.
- The Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS) is undertaking preparedness measures such as enhanced disease surveillance and pre-positioning of vaccines, but the KVA calls for their urgent acceleration.
- Key recommendations include emergency pre-emptive livestock vaccination campaigns, activation of emergency destocking programs by September 2026, and increased government funding.
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