Farmers want meat sellers probed over donkey thefts
Dr Simon Gathecha attends to a donkey during an event sponsored by Farming Systems Kenya at Njoro Park, Nakuru on September, 13, 2017. Farmers in the region have raised the alarm over an increase in the theft of donkeys. PHOTO | AYUB MUIYURO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
They have now called on the government to put strict measures to curb the thefts.
Cases of thefts of donkeys in Nakuru County have increased following the establishment of donkey abattoirs.
Theuri urged the government to scrutinise sellers of the animals at the slaughter houses.
Farmers together with non-governmental organisations have condemned the drastic rise in the theft of donkeys within Nakuru, Narok, Baringo and Bomet counties.
They have now called on the government to put strict measures on the controversial donkey meat industry in order to end the menace.
