A farmer in Nyamira loses Sh1.2 million stock after 9 dairy cows poisoned
A farmer in Nyamira loses Sh1.2 million stock after 9 dairy cows poisoned
A farmer from Ensakia village in Isoge settlement scheme, Borabu subcounty in Nyamira county is counting losses after losing nine cows valued at over Sh1.2 million in a suspected poisoning incident.
Dennis Rosana says that five of the dairy cows died on Sunday morning, while another four died on Monday night after their feed was allegedly laced with an unknown substance.
“On Sunday, I was at church for Palm Sunday mass when I was called and notified that the cows had developed some illness. I went back home only to be confronted with five carcasses of my dairy cows,” Rosana says.
The farmer, who is a former civic leader at the defunct Nyansiongo Town Council and also the current Chairman of Borabu National Government- Constituency Development Fund (NGCDF), said he lost four cows on Monday from his herd of 23.
Rosana says the animals, mainly Ayrshire and Friesian breeds, were valued at between Sh120,000 and Sh150,000 per cow.
“The surviving ones have been attended to by a veterinarian, and we hope that they will survive to toxins,” he said, wondering why someone would target his livestock as the foliage was suspected to have been poisoned on Saturday night.
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According to the Vet Onchiri Ratemo, preliminary observations showed that the cows had ingested a substance which caused massive blood clots, leading to the deaths.
“We have since taken a sample which will be sent to a lab for further tests to establish the kind of substance or poison that the cattle ingested,” Ratemo said, adding that he had never been confronted by such a scene in his 19 years of practice as a vet.
Neighbours have condemned the incident and want investigations to be carried out to establish the person(s) behind the callous act and take legal action.
The cows have been disposed of in line with public health protocols, as Rosana says that despite the heavy loss, he has forgiven whoever was behind the incident.
“This is not just a personal loss for me but also the community. There were individuals who relied on milk from my farm whose supply has been cut. However, as a Christian, I pray that God forgive the person who harmed my cows.”
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