Integrated Pest Management, Narok County

Previously, the Narok County Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) would mobilise animal health workers to participate in vaccination
campaigns. Each participant was required to bring his/her to own syringe and cooler box for use. Decisions on the dates and venues of vaccination
exercises were made with little or no input of community members; concerns about community preferences were not taken into account during planning. Livestock keepers were forced to comply with the schedule or miss out. This often led to low turn-outs, since publicity and consultations
were not adequate. In some instances, vaccination days would coincide with market days and no livestock keeper would avail animals for the exercise because market days come only once a week and it is a valued opportunity to sell livestock, replenish household foodstuff and get news (Lomon) from other areas.