Court quashes ban on donkey slaughter

In their application before the High Court, Star Brilliant sought a judicial review of the legal notice.  [Courtesy]

Proprietors of donkey slaughterhouses have a reason to smile after the High Court quashed a ban on the slaughter of the animals.

This follows a successful application by Star Brilliant Slaughterhouse that sought to bar Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya and Attorney General Kihara Kariuki from enforcing a legal notice that banned slaughtering of donkeys.