Governors back Livestock Sustainability Bill, want scope widened

Matilda Hilda on her farm in Ganje Changawa Mwareni village, Kilifi county. [File, Standard]

The Council of Governors (CoG) has supported the Livestock Sustainability Bill saying it will address critical aspects of sustainability within the livestock sector, which is central to the livelihoods of millions of Kenyans in the Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASAL) regions.

Garissa Governor Nathif Jamaa, who appeared before the Senate Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Committee on behalf of COG, recommends that the proposed law sponsored by Samburu Senator Dr Lelegwe Ltumbesi be merged with the broader legal framework governing the livestock sector.