By Azizah Abdullahi | Wajir Today | Tuesday, May 12, 2026
The Wajir County Government on Tuesday launched a week-long livestock vaccination campaign targeting more than 250,000 animals in a major effort to curb the spread of deadly livestock diseases and protect pastoral livelihoods in the drought-prone county.
County officials said the campaign will focus on vaccinating over 200,000 sheep and goats against Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) and Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP), alongside 50,000 cattle against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) across all six sub-counties.
The exercise comes at a time when livestock-dependent communities in Wajir continue to face recurring climate shocks, disease outbreaks and economic hardship linked to declining livestock productivity.
Speaking during the launch, county officials said the programme forms part of the administration’s broader strategy to strengthen animal health systems and cushion pastoralist households whose livelihoods largely depend on livestock.
Under the subsidised E-Voucher programme, livestock owners will pay KSh 50 per head of cattle for FMD vaccination and KSh 3 per sheep or goat for PPR vaccination, while other vaccines, deworming services and treatment drugs will be offered free of charge.
The County Government said integrated exercise will also include treatment for weak and sick animals, with mobile teams expected to cover remote grazing zones and settlements across the expansive county.
The campaign is being implemented through a partnership between the County Government of Wajir, the Frontier Counties Development Council, the National Government and development partners under the Livestock Sector Strengthening Programme (LSS II) and the Food Systems Resilience Project (FSRP).
