Kiruhura issues total livestock ban over foot and mouth disease
Friday April 16 2021
Cattle dealers at Kisenyi Livestock Market in Kiruhura District after government lifted quarantine on sale and movement of cattle in the area on October 8, 2019. PHOTO | FILE
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The works, which started in 2019 at a cost of Shs27 billion and funded by the government, is expected to end this year and boost businesses in the area, according to locals.
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Authorities in Kiruhura have issued a total ban on the sale and movement of livestock and their products in the district in a bid to stop the spread of foot and mouth disease (FMD).
Kiruhura district bans livestock mov t over Foot and Mouth Disease
April 15, 2021 Written by URN
Kiruhura district has announced a total ban on the sale and movement of livestock in a bid to contain the spread of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD).
In a letter addressed to the sub-county chairpersons, town clerks and extension workers, Charles Kiberu, the Kiruhura district chief administrative officer says that farmers have continued to sell livestock and their products to traders who move animals at night.
Kiberu says to fill the gaps, the district task force has decided to put a total quarantine on any animal movement and animal products within and outside the district with immediate effect.