Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has asked Kenyans to reject the proposed national livestock vaccination programme in the country, claiming that the vaccination campaign is funded by “foreign” research institutions to introduce gene-modifying drugs into Kenyan livestock.

President William Ruto said in Samburu last week that 22 million cows and 50 million goats and sheep in the country will undergo a mandatory vaccination to bolster livestock health and secure access to international markets for livestock products.

But speaking yesterday, Mr Musyoka said the livestock vaccination campaign has been rejected in many countries and that its introduction will have an impact on the genetic composition of livestock with its impact being felt down the generation with the birth of animals with defects and malformations.

He was speaking at the SKM Command Centre alongside other opposition politicians, among them Eugene Wamalwa, Jeremiah Kioni and Ferdinand Waititu. The leaders also sided with the Catholic bishops in their scathing critique of Dr William Ruto’s government on Thursday.

On the vaccination programme, Mr Musyoka said: “People behind this plan do not carry out the same vaccination programmes in their own nations, where they have considerably more animals than Kenya and are therefore greater contributors to harmful climate change. Indeed, we take note with alarm that these vaccinations that were developed overseas, have been rejected everywhere else in the world, including their home country, the United States of America.”

The former VP also claimed that the vaccination is a ploy by the government to eliminate livestock production and introduce synthetic meat into the country.

“The scheme is to eradicate farm animal production entirely. They will end production of beef and other bovine meats as we have traditionally known them in the country. The proprietors of these projects seek to replace farm foods with industrially generated synthetic meats,” said Mr Musyoka.

President Ruto, while announcing the launch of the programme, said the State has also allocated Sh1 billion to restock livestock lost to drought in north Kenya.

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