Activities of once-thriving slaughterhouse curtailed as grabbers seize nine acres in Nakuru

The dilapidated structure with a rusty roof could easily be mistaken for an abandoned colonial era maisonette struggling to fit in one of Nakuru‘s fast emerging estates. But the beehive of activity at the compound dispels that notion as men in white overalls walk in and out of the structures carrying huge chunks of meat.

The Nakuru slaughterhouse serves hundreds of residents, but its deplorable state has been a cause of concern for meat sellers in the town. Constructed in 1943, the slaughterhouse is battling to remain in business, as private land grabbers eye the valuable parcel of land it sits on in Kisulisuli Estate.