By JAMES KARIUKI as published on AfricaReview.com
“Kenyan Agency Gets It Right?”
Remains of a donkey found illegally slaughtered in Nakuru, Kenya on December 10, 2013. PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
A Kenyan environmental regulatory agency has cancelled a license granted to a butcher for allegedly using his premises to slaughter donkeys.
The $173,000 premises in Naivasha, 100km west of Nairobi, was meant for the slaughter of cows and sheep only.
The National Environmental Management Authority (Nema) said the trader had abused the terms of the original licence, and called on the police to investigate him.
The man was also accused of being behind the booming trade in donkey meat.
Nema’s county director Winfred Osumo warned that any licenses issued by his office must be used for the intended purpose only and any changes must be communicated to them first, the facility re-inspected and a new license issued.
“You do not have our officials inspect your designs for a slaughterhouse for cows, sheep and goats then turn to the veterinary department for a donkey license. We have stringent rules that govern handling of various types of meat. The trader must forthwith halt construction until he has clarified the matter to us,” said Mr Osumo.
He added that before a license on donkey meat is issued, one needs to conduct sensitization campaigns among Kenyans since it was a taboo to eat donkey saying: “since time immemorial, people have never accepted and they abhor eating of donkey meat”.
Last week, the license holder announced a joint venture with Chinese traders to put up the slaughter house saying the facility intended to employ 30 people directly and another 100 on casual basis with a planned expansion next year.
A veterinary officer in the county contradicted the agency saying consumption of donkey meat was not harmful to humans and that the Kenya Government has issued trading licenses since 1999.
The regulatory agency said all slaughterhouses in Naivasha would be re-inspected to ensure they conform to the terms of the license.
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Ahmen!! Donkeys are not for human consumption!
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BlM just keeps on getting it wrong, turns down a roof over the heads of the mustangs or a wind break for them in the worst weather you can thihnk of, cold , Ice, Snow, and in the summer the hot terrible temps beating down , these are peope who are to look after the well being of our wild mustangs and the burros. So who is looking after them, I think only us..
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Isn’t it wonderful! The Kenyans abhor consuming of burro meat! And why would Chinese business front the money to build a slaughterhouse for donkeys when they know it is repulsive to the society?
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Who in the world & why would anyone want to eat donkey or horse meat or similar type beasts?! Outrageous!
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Outrageous & wrong for sure-see above!
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Kind of up setting, I guess you have to be careful of where you go out side the US to eat, we don’t really know what we are eating do we? If I knew it was donkey, burro or horse meat, I would not, they area not in the food chain of animals to eat.
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Curious . . . Naroboi Kenya home FAO
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Goes to show us that we must continue to fight for our animals rights to survive and be protected from the chains and abuse man continues to inflict on our donkeys and horses too. When will this beast ever stop???????? Protect our animals from being killed. What the heck is wrong with the Chinese? They want to kill and eat everything in site. We must draw the line, Enough is enough.
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Never give up!
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