Kenya Livestock Finance Trust (K-LIFT), initially called the Kenya Veterinary Association Privatization Scheme (KVAPS) has come a long way. The idea of its formation was conceived by the Kenya Veterinary Association (KVA) in 1986 when the government stopped the automatic employment of veterinary … read moreofficers and started on the privatization of veterinary services in the country.

The major objective of forming KVAPS was to promote sustainable private animal health services in the country by giving financial support to veterinarians who were already in the private practice or those who wished to start such services. The idea was successfully sold to the European Union, which was the founding donor.  The European Union gave Kshs. 30 million as a grant to the government of Kenya which was then administered through KVAPS.