Health officers ban food hawking after donkeys found slaughtered

By Antony Gitonga

The Public Health Department in Naivasha has outlawed hawking of food after four donkeys were found slaughtered.

The District Public Health Officer, Samuel King’ori, banned the sale of samosa and mutura  until further notice.

This came as it emerged that illegal sale of un-inspected donkey meat was on the rise with ten donkeys slaughtered in the last two weeks.

Mr King’ori warned that anyone found flouting the law would be arrested and taken to court.

He expressed concern over the increase in incidents of donkeys being slaughtered and the meat sold to unsuspecting members of the public.

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“Over ten donkeys have been slaughtered and we suspect the meat is sold to unsuspecting wananchi,” he said.

According to councillor Simon Wanango, the four donkeys were stolen in Kihoto estate and slaughtered in a nearby thicket.

Samuel Ndegwa who lost three of his donkeys said he has been rendered jobless as he relied on the animals to ferry water for sale.

The water vendor said he woke up to find the animals missing and after searching for hours he found the carcasses in a thicket.

Another victim, Jeremy Maina, called on the police to investigate the crime and arrest those involved.