Job Description
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION OFFICER– EIGHT (8) POSTS – V/NO 112/2024
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh 39,700 p.m - Ksh 52,960 p.m. (CSG 10)
House Allowance: Ksh 8,133 p.m. - Ksh 16,500 p.m
Commuter Allowance: Ksh 5,000 p.m.
Leave Allowance: As provided in the Civil Service
Annual Leave: 30 working days
Medical Cover: As provided by the Government
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have a Bachelor’s Degree in the following
disciplines: - Animal Science, Animal Production, Agriculture, Apiculture, Food Science and
Technology, Agribusiness, Range Management, Natural Resource Management,
Livestock/Agricultural Economics, Dairy Technology or Agricultural Education and
Extension from a university recognized in Kenya.
Duties and responsibilities
This will be the entry and training grade for this cadre. An officer at this level will work
under the guidance of a senior officer. Duties and responsibilities at this level will
include:-
(i) preparing livestock technical information;
(ii) providing technical advice in animal production, livestock marketing, range
management, apiculture, and ranching;
(iii) promoting economic livestock farming;
(iv) participating in organizing extension activities which include field days,
agricultural shows, field demonstrations, farmer field schools and farm visits;
(v) participating in collaborative research activities;
(vi) disseminating livestock production technologies such as construction of livestock
housing and structures, milk production, pasture and fodder production and
conservation, farm planning, gross margin analysis, on-farm feed formulation;
(vii) implementing livestock production programs/projects in such areas as dairy cattle
farming, beef cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, rabbits, camels, donkeys
breeding programme, fodder production and conservation, value addition to
livestock products, apiculture, emerging livestock and other animal husbandry
interventions; and
(viii) capturing, maintaining and storing livestock data.