State to buy livestock from drought-hit Tharaka Nithi herders
Livestock resting near a dry Gituma River in Tharaka Constituency, Tharaka Nithi County on September 21, 2021. Kenya Meat Commission will buy livestock in the drought-hit region through an offtake programme.
Herders in Tharaka Nithi County hit by the ongoing drought will benefit from a livestock offtake programme by the national government.
Addressing journalists at her office in Chuka town, County Commissioner Beverly Opwora said Kenya Meat Commission (KMC), in collaboration with the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA), will buy livestock to save farmers from incurring huge losses through death and malnutrition.
