Audio By Vocalize key economic driver in ASAL regions, is at risk of massive losses if urgent interventions are not implemented. As drought conditions worsen across the country, the Kenya Feed and Fodder Alliance (KEFFA) is calling for the establishment of a special fund for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) to cushion livestock farmers from the impact of climate change. The alliance warns that the livestock sector, a key economic driver in ASAL regions, is at risk of massive losses if urgent interventions are not implemented. Pastoral communities have for years suffered repeated livestock deaths due to prolonged droughts, undermining…
Author: By Anthony Gitonga
Some of the livestock at the ongoing farmer’s exhibition at KALRO center in Naivasha feed on drought resistant forage. KALRO has developed feed supplementary blocks to rescue thousands of livestock currently facing starvation. [Antony Gitonga, Standard] The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) and National Youth Service (NYS) have partnered to produce livestock feed. Under the programme, NYS will utilise its vast land and manpower to grow hay and other animal feed supplements in collaboration with KALRO, significantly boosting national feed capacity. The move comes at a time when over 20 ASAL counties have been adversely affected by the…
Man in Handcuff. [File, Standard] Police in Naivasha have arrested a man impersonating a senior military officer and recovered a pistol in two separate incidents in the lakeside town. In the first incident, a suspect in his mid-30s, dressed in full military gear, drove himself to the police station. He claimed he was seeking an abstract after allegedly losing his military identity card, but officers soon realised he was a con artist and arrested him. Naivasha OCPD Antony Keter confirmed the arrest, noting that the suspect initially provided contradictory statements about the abstract, which raised suspicions among the police. Keter…