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Nakitong’o, 10th May 2021– A week-long exercise of livestock branding targeting Lokipoto and Nakitong’o areas of Turkana West Sub-County has been completed. Over 1600 livestock which included cattle and donkeys were branded by a joint team of officers drawn from the County Veterinary Services directorate, National Government and Lotus Kenya Action for Development organization (LOKADO).

Reports from the department of Livestock Production and stakeholders indicate that approximately 4,193,462 goats and sheep are at  risk of being affected by the prolonged drought being experienced in the county. County Executive for Agriculture, Pastoral Economy and Fisheries Philip Aemun has yesterday  in Lodwar chaired a stakeholders meeting that brought together officials from different

County Executive Committee Member (CECM) of Tourism, Culture and Natural Resources George Emoru called for the sensitisation of Turkana residents to conserve and preserve the local tree species during this year’s marking of the International Day of Forests (IDF) held in Lokichoggio, Turkana West Sub-county. Speaking at Hannah Emuriakin Primary School, where a tree planting