Two people have been arrested after they were found in possession of donkey meat and skins in Ndeiya in Limuru, Kiambu County.
The pair was arrested after a multi-agency team raided a five-acre forest in Ndeiya where the suspects are alleged to have been slaughtering the animals, under unhygienic conditions, before selling their meat to nearby meat outlets.
Police believe that more than 100 donkeys are slaughtered inside the forest every night. They added that the recovered donkey skins had been lined up for exporting by the suspects.
Public health officers in Kiambu are currently awaiting a court order that will allow them to dispose of the recovered meat and donkey carcasses found at the scene.
