KLMC Partners with KMC and Avenews to Strengthen Livestock Supply Chains and Ensure Timely Payments

The Kenya Livestock Marketing Council (KLMC) has entered into a strategic partnership with the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) and Avenews to modernize livestock supply chains, enhance efficiency, and guarantee timely payments to producers. This joint initiative addresses long-standing cashflow challenges faced by pastoralist communities by creating a streamlined, transparent system for livestock delivery, verification, financing, and settlement.

How the KLMC–KMC–Avenews Partnership Operates

Kenya Livestock Marketing Council (KLMC)
KLMC coordinates and supports suppliers by mobilizing and vetting producers, ensuring livestock quality and proper documentation, and facilitating communication between suppliers and KMC. It also ensures pastoralist communities fully benefit from the financing model.

Kenya Meat Commission (KMC)
KMC oversees the operational side of the supply chain by receiving and verifying livestock, approving invoices, and confirming deliveries. It ensures accurate payments to KLMC members through Avenews and provides regular reconciliation and payment updates to all partners.

Avenews
Avenews provides rapid financing and digital transaction management by advancing payments on approved invoices, managing receivables through its digital platform, and maintaining transparent reporting to ensure secure and timely settlement for all suppliers.

Benefits for the Livestock Sector

This partnership delivers faster payments for KLMC members, improved supply reliability for KMC, and a secure financing structure anchored in verified transactions for Avenews. Most importantly, it strengthens income stability for pastoral households and increases confidence across the livestock market.

Driving Modernization and Financial Inclusion

The collaboration marks a major step forward in modernizing Kenya’s livestock value chain. KLMC, KMC, and Avenews are committed to promoting fair trade, increasing efficiency, and unlocking greater financial inclusion for livestock producers nationwide. KLMC looks forward to a successful rollout and full implementation as this transformative model takes shape.