Kisumu dogs to get jabs against rabies

DOGS in Kisumu will be vaccinated and tagged in the fight against rabies, Deputy Governor Ruth Odinga has said. KISUMU County Government will embark on vaccination and tagging of immunized dogs in a bid to rid the area of rabies. “I have instructed Livestock executive Stephen Orot to come up with a strategy to begin the exercise,” she said. Odinga decried the high number of stray dogs in the county. “A number of dogs in this region are not vaccinated against rabies and this is a serious cause of alarm," she said. Odinga called on residents to contain their digs within their compounds to avoid...