Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has strongly opposed the government’s plan for a nationwide cattle vaccination, describing it as a covert attempt to introduce harmful genetically modified substances.
Speaking at the party’s command center in Nairobi, Kalonzo accused President William Ruto’s administration of colluding with foreign billionaires to use Kenya as a testing ground.
“The program, slated to roll out nationwide in the coming months, is being marketed as part of the government’s environmental protection efforts. However, this proposal reeks of a sinister foreign agenda and is deeply concerning to pastoralist communities and the nation at large,” he said.
Kalonzo warned that the vaccination could cause severe harm to livestock, including malformations and infertility, with potential risks extending to humans through the consumption of contaminated meat and genetically modified farm produce.
“Scientific authorities have informed us that these vaccines will alter the genetic structure of our animals. Within one or two generations, or roughly 36 months of reproduction, we could see severe biological malformations in livestock due to this genetic manipulation,” he claimed.
the Wiper Party leader also dismissed claims that methane emissions from livestock digestion harm the environment, calling such arguments baseless.
He criticized a proposed program to inject gene-modifying drugs into Kenyan cattle to curb methane emissions, terming it unnecessary and misleading.
“The plan, backed by international researchers, proposes to inject gene-modifying drugs into Kenyan bovine livestock to stop them from emitting methane gas,” Kalonzo said. “These emissions are a natural biological result of digestion. Suggesting they are hazardous to the environment is both misleading and unnecessary.”
Kalonzo highlighted that animal waste has long been used for biogas production without environmental harm. He questioned why the program, backed by international researchers, is being pushed on Kenya instead of being implemented in countries with larger livestock populations like the United States, where similar vaccines have been rejected.
“Why is this program being pushed on Kenya, when these researchers have not implemented it in their own countries, where livestock numbers are significantly higher?” he asked. “These vaccines, developed overseas, have been widely rejected elsewhere, including in their countries of origin, like the United States.”
Accusing President William Ruto’s administration of prioritizing foreign interests, Kalonzo called the plan reckless and urged its immediate halt, emphasizing the need to protect Kenyan citizens and livestock.