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Cattle die in Homa Bay after eating toxic plant as drought persists

Residents of Arujo Village in Homa Bay view carcasses of cattle which died after eating a poisonous weed known as bracken fern. [PHOTO: JAMES OMORO/STANDARD]

HOMA BAY: The County becomes the first in Nyanza region to experience the effects of the ongoing drought as 18 cattle die after eating a poisonous herb.

Chief Officer for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Jenipher Ndege said the cattle belonging to six farmers from Homa Bay town sub-county ate a poisonous weed known as bracken fern.

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