Police in Lari Sub County have launched investigations into claims that donkeys are being slaughtered and their meat transported to Nairobi.
Addressing the media at his office on Thursday, sub county deputy commissioner Bernard Kinyua said that they have launched probe into the claim.
On Wednesday remains of three donkeys believed to have been slaughtered were found at Kinale forest. Kinyua said that the carcasses were found by a group of hearders who alerted the police.
“We have launched investigation to claims that donkey are being slaughtered,” he said.
The commissioner said that he has directed public health officials in the sub county to conduct inspections in restaurants and hotels in the area.
Kinyua said it is against the law for people to slaughter donkeys and sell meat to consumers, saying that those implicated will face the law.
The sub county commissioner further directed chiefs and their assistants in the area to conduct a census of all donkey s and report to him within two weeks.
He asked residents to confine their animals saying that most of the donkeys are left to stray freely in the area.
At the same time, the commissioner lauded area residents for embracing the Nyumba Kumi security initiative. He said cases of crime have gone down adding that it’s important for residents to know their neighbours.
The commissioner also lauded residents for working with police in fight against crime noting that the area will be free of criminals if they marinating good working relations.
Kinyua however warned criminals that their days are numbered and that they should surrender to the law enforcers before being caught.