County council officers from Thika have today (monday) afternoon arrested a man who is said to have butchered a goat in undesignated place. Dominic Njoroge was apprehended at 2:00pm in Kiandutu slums by the officers during their normal patrol in the area. According to the police, slaughtering of an animal requires permission from a qualified veterinary. The remains of the slaughtered goat were held by officers awaiting a court hearing that is scheduled for tomorrow. The illegal vice come after 3 died of anthrax from suspected cow's meat in Gatundu south while several others remain hospitalised.

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