Main Objectives

To advocate for the interests and rights of the members on livestock matters in collaboration with other stakeholders.
To promote livestock and livestock products marketing in the country and in particular in pastoral areas in order to enhance and improve the economic well being of livestock producing communities.
To enhance marketing information, dissemination and communication to producers and traders
To solicit for funding including credit and offering group guarantees.
Lobby for policy change to favour appropriate livestock development.
Build capacities of members to sustainably manage livestock related infrastructures, undertake community based disease surveillance and control measures, enhance product value addition and entrepreneurship skills.

Specific Objectives

Avail and disseminate livestock marketing information.
Organize consultative forums between producers, traders, transporters, butchers and consumers to harmonize livestock and livestock products trade.
Work closely with Department of Veterinary Services for the Associations to manage quarantine facilities sustainably.
Outsourcing for markets, nationally regionally and internationally.
Community mobilization and participation in development planning and implementation activities.
Advocacy for better service delivery to pastoralist

In order to achieve better marketing for livestock and livestock products, KLMC is employing the following strategies:

Lobbying and advocacy for better policies for the pastoralists.
Capacity building of the pastoralist groups
Quality assurance of livestock and its products.
Development of a marketing strategy.
Market development and linkages.
Networking with other government institutions, NGOs, Donor communities and civil societies.
Linking members to financial institutions and other service providers.