{"id":589,"date":"2025-01-18T11:18:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T11:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateupdate.co.ke\/?p=589"},"modified":"2025-01-18T11:18:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T11:18:37","slug":"mp-sankok-claims-credit-for-rutos-vaccine-initiative-while-calling-raila-the-longest-serving-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateupdate.co.ke\/index.php\/2025\/01\/18\/mp-sankok-claims-credit-for-rutos-vaccine-initiative-while-calling-raila-the-longest-serving-president\/","title":{"rendered":"MP Sankok Claims Credit for Ruto&#8217;s Vaccine Initiative While Calling Raila the \u2018Longest-Serving President&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"state-2384410509\" class=\"state-mentorship-internship-opportunity-apply-now state-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stateupdate.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/mentorship-internship-opportunity-apply-now\/\" aria-label=\"IMG-20260413-WA0006\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateupdate.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260413-WA0006-1.jpg?fit=768%2C614&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateupdate.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260413-WA0006-1.jpg?w=768&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateupdate.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260413-WA0006-1.jpg?resize=300%2C240&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" width=\"568\" height=\"414\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>EALA Member of Parliament David Sankok has assumed full responsibility for starting the livestock immunization program, highlighting how important it is to safeguarding the Maa community&#8217;s economic base.<\/p>\n<p>However, Sankok revealed that he arranged for President William Ruto and the Maa community to meet at State House in order to promote this vaccine campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Sankok, a close friend of President Ruto, urged critics to direct their needs toward him, asserting that he came up with the vaccine scheme in order to safeguard the Maa community&#8217;s financial lifeblood for better sustainable future.<\/p>\n<p>Disease-free livestock, including as sheep, goats, and cows, are vital to the Maa community&#8217;s economy, he emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>Sankok exploited his personal successes in livestock husbandry, where he manages more than 700 cows and makes millions of shillings a month, to convince Kenyans to support the vaccine program brought by the president.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.tuko.co.ke\/images\/1200x675\/fde1f509f1a3145c.jpeg?w=1290&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Veterinary Doctors Oppose Gov't Campaign for Livestock Vaccination: &quot;Not Country's Priority&quot; - Tuko.co.ke\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Through the Kenya Veterinary Vaccines Production Institute (KEVEVAPI), the Kenyan government has taken the initiative to develop vaccines that guard against a number of livestock illnesses.<\/p>\n<p>FotivaxTM for foot and mouth disease, LumpivaxTM for lumpy skin disease, and RiftvaxTM for rift valley fever are just a few of the vaccines that KEVEVAPI provides.<\/p>\n<p>These efforts aim to unlock Africa&#8217;s vast livestock potential by preventing diseases that have historically hindered the sector&#8217;s growth.<\/p>\n<p>In a lighthearted aside, Sankok called opposition leader Raila Odinga Kenya&#8217;s &#8220;longest-serving president,&#8221; claiming that he has had a substantial impact across several governments.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"439\" width=\"780\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/telegrafi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Aya-farm-780x439.jpg?resize=780%2C439&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"250000 cattle vaccinations reached - Telegrafi - Telegrafi\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, the dynamic characteristics of Kenya&#8217;s political environment and Odinga&#8217;s ongoing influence on the country&#8217;s politics are highlighted by this comment to citizens.<\/p>\n<p>David Sankok made a deliberate effort to protect and enhance the financial stability of the Maa community by endorsing the livestock vaccination program to them.<\/p>\n<p>Sankok hopes to encourage broad adoption of the idea by assuming accountability for it and demonstrating his own achievements in livestock husbandry.<\/p>\n<p>The significance of livestock health for Kenya&#8217;s economic development is further supported by the government&#8217;s assistance through programs like KEVEVAPI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EALA Member of Parliament David Sankok has assumed full responsibility for starting the livestock immunization program, highlighting how important it is to safeguarding the Maa community&#8217;s economic base. However, Sankok revealed that he arranged for President William Ruto and the Maa community to meet at State House in order to promote this vaccine campaign. 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