Fig 1: KENTTEC Chairman Dr. Geoffrey Mutai with Baringo Governor His Excellency Benjamin Cheboi accompanied by the CECM Agriculture, Livestock & Blue Economy Madam Risper Chepkong’a, CO Livestock & Blue Economy Mr.Wendot Chemro, Baringo County DVS Dr.Esmond Kiptum and Baringo South-County SCVO Dr. Julius Cheruiyot.
The Chairman of KENTTEC, Dr. Geoffrey Muttai led the KENTTEC team in a consultative meeting with different stakeholders to form a collaboration and partnerships in Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis control in the North Rift Region. KENTTEC Management team, including the Director of Research and Collaborations Ms. Sylvia Muthama and the Regional Manager Mr. John Karuga accompanied the chairman. The team met Baringo County Governor, HE Benjamin Cheboi accompanied by the CECM Agriculture, Livestock & Blue Economy Madam Risper Chepkong’a, CO Livestock & Blue Economy Mr.Wendot Chemro, Baringo County DVS Dr.Esmond Kiptum and Baringo South-County SCVO Dr. Julius Cheruiyot.
Fig 2: KENTTEC Chairman Dr. Geoffrey Mutai with KENTTEC’s Director of Research & Collaborations Ms Sylvia Muthama and Regional Coordinator Mr. John Karuga poses for a photo with stakeholders.
A review of work done by KENTTEC in the region was done. Remarkable results from the activities carried out since the year 2008 when baseline survey of African Animal Trypanosomiasis (AAT) and the Entomological tsetse surveillance was done. At the time, the measure of tsetse fly population density (FTD) was over 100. This dropped to 1 by year 2012 which also brought down disease prevalence below 1%.
HE the Governor, was informed that the African Animal Trypanosomiasis Progressive Control Pathway (PCP) has placed Baringo County at stage 2 advanced.
The Governor directed a sensitization for MCAs and technical officers in the County to be planned and carried out as other activities are done to move the County to PCP stage 3.
Fig 3: KENTTEC Chairman Dr. Geoffrey Mutai issuing insecticides to farmers, looking on is KENTTEC’s Director of Research and Collaborations Ms Sylvia Muthama.
The KENTTEC Chairman, CO, CDVS and the SCVO Baringo South Subcounty had earlier visited Loboi Cattle dip and Sandai Dairy group which are the beneficiaries of deployment of insecticide-treated targets, Livestock Protective Fence (LPF) and Sexed Semen (AI) from KENTTEC.
They also visited Irong Natural Bee Products and honey self-help group, who are doing pasture development as part of Sustainable Land Management (SLMS) activities in the fight against tsetse flies.
At Sandai Secondary school , the team toured a tree growing project which had earlier in April 2024 been sponsored by KENTTEC as part of the presidential 15 billion tree growing initiative to enhance Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
