Job Description
ANIMAL HEALTH OFFICER – SEVEN (7) POSTS – V/NO 108/2024
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, a candidate must have:
(i) have Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines; - Animal Health
Management; Animal Production, Animal Production and Health Management,
Environmental Health Sciences, Livestock Economics or Health Extension from a
recognized institution; and
(ii) be registered by the Kenya Veterinary Board
Duties and responsibilities
This is the entry 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) overseeing construction and maintenance of farm structures;
(ii) giving advice on dip designing, siting and appraising construction ; and
(iii) inspection and verification of imports and export of consignments;
(iv) training and advising on milking techniques and external parasite control
techniques such as dipping, spraying and dusting;
(v) carrying out vaccination, closed castration, dehorning, animal identification,
deworming, disbudding, docking, debeaking and hoof trimming;
(vi) carrying out simple treatment of animals;
(vii) participating in disease search, collecting and collating data and writing technical
reports; keeping records on animal breeding, animal health, milk production,
dipping data, slaughter house daily kill, meat condemnation and movement
permits;
(viii) maintaining dairy units;
(ix) participating in animal health field demonstrations and agricultural shows;
(x) undertaking equipment sterilization, sample collection, packaging and dispatch;
inspecting livestock stock routes;
(xi) rearing experimental animals;
(xii) issuing of livestock movement permits;
(xiii) undertaking artificial insemination, meat inspection and grading; and
(xiv) enforcing slaughterhouse hygiene, meat transport regulations and inspection of
retail outlets of foods of animal origin.