Tag Archives: Alfred Kinyera

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Kitgum District multi-million veterinary laboratory is lying idle due to a lack of a qualified specialist to operate it. The laboratory was constructed by OXFAM and handed to the district local government in 2008 to enhance animal health and improve livestock production.  It is equipped …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum’s chief veterinary officer Alfred Kinyera has linked the recent deaths of hundreds of pigs in the district to a possible outbreak of the deadly African Swine fever, but said investigations ongoing to confirm it.   More than 600 pigs have reportedly died in the villages of …