The 2026 Animal Identification and Traceability Invoice (ANITRAC) will enhance farmers’ returns and curb livestock theft within the nation.
The federal government invoice, which is at present present process stakeholder engagement, seeks to introduce a system for registration of all livestock right into a database that can ease monitoring and tracing for ailments and in addition for safety functions.
Talking throughout stakeholder engagement in Kabarnet, Baringo County, the Deputy Director of Veterinary Providers Dr. Jane Njuguna, stated as soon as handed, the ANITRAC invoice will curb transboundary ailments, as it should ease management of the motion of livestock from one place to a different.
Baringo County Director of Veterinary Service Dr. Esmond Kibet speaks to the press after a public participation train on the 2026 Animal Identification and Traceability Invoice (ANITRAC) at Kabarnet City on Tuesday. He gave an assurance that when enacted into legislation the county authorities will play its function in sensitising farmers and enterprise the registration of animals.
“The Bill will lead to the establishment of a system which, with a click of the button, will display all particulars of an animal, from the owner, vaccinations received and even contact and with this, it will be easy to stop livestock theft in the country,” stated Dr. Njuguna.
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The invoice additionally strives to fulfill the worldwide meals security requirements which have for a very long time restricted Kenya’s share of the worldwide livestock market.
“We have had a challenge in the past where we have lost opportunities to supply livestock or its products to foreign countries because we do not have records of our animals,” she revealed.
The registration of animals additionally implies that farmers can entry funding primarily based on their livestock, as monetary establishments can simply verify possession.
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“Through these records of animals, farmers will get improved prices for their livestock. Kenyan meat for instance, faces up to 20 US Dollars less due to a lack of proper animal records, which is key in most of the developed countries, and this is bound to end with the registration exercise,” added Dr. Njuguna.
She referred to as on the stakeholders, primarily drawn from the County Authorities to offer their enter on the invoice as per the requirement of the legislation saying Baringo is a key on issues of livestock, equivalent to goat rearing and apiculture, that are dominant.
Baringo County Director of Veterinary Service Dr. Esmond Kibet gave an assurance that when enacted into legislation, the county authorities will play its function in sensitising farmers and enterprise the registration of animals.
He added that Baringo is a vital stakeholder within the livestock sector and that livestock contributes to 85 per cent of human meals. He talked about goat and cattle rearing alongside apiculture as the primary worth chains in Baringo and that the County has near 2 million goats, sheep and cattle.
Based on knowledge from the Ministry of Livestock, the livestock sector contributes to 12 per cent of the nation’s Gross Home Product and the federal government seeks to extend the speed to twenty per cent beneath the BETA programme.
By Christopher Kiprop
