Kenyans might be consuming donkey meat unknowingly

While the donkey was declared as a meat animal on 26th august 1999 by the then minister of agriculture Musalia Mudavadi, mass donkey slaughter for their skins and meat was banned in Kenya due to declining donkey numbers. Despite the ban, the vice is still rife, with evidence found in different areas across the country. Nairobi residents might be the biggest consumers of donkey meat, as confessions from reformed donkey meat dealers point towards major Nairobi meat outlets that procure meat from regions where donkeys have either been reported stolen or carcasses of donkeys recovered.