Alarm over sale of donkey meat as carcasses found dumped in Kutus

In the latest incident, locals discovered the carcasses of three donkeys that had been slaughtered near the Kutus primary school playground on Wednesday.

John Mugo, a local, said he had reported the theft of his donkeys and was informed about carcasses that had been dumped near Kutus primary school.

"The school guards knew my donkeys had gone missing and informed me about the carcasses," he said.

Mugo said he had been earning a living from his three donkeys which he used as transport to supply water to several homes in the town.

"I have been rendered jobless by this act  and I want police to investigate and arrest the culprits," Mugo said.

According to  Gabriel Gatimu, the chairman of the donkey owners group at Kutus, this is the first incident to happen at the Kutus market area.

He urged the   department of health  in Kirinyaga County  to embark on inspecting  butcheries  and food joints as people might be eating donkey meat.

"The suspects were not targeting skin as they left the skin of the three donkeys," the chairman said.

Gatimu said   Kutus and Mwea residents earn a living using donkeys.

"We raise our families with donkeys so we want police to conduct patrols at night and arrest the suspects," Mugo said.