Fear has reigned Kenyatta Road Area of Juja Constituency and neighboring areas of Ruiru, Juja, Gatundu and Thika towns with residents suspecting that they could have been consuming donkey meat all along after a spate of donkey theft and slaughtering in the area for the last few weeks. Since the advent of the 2025 Christmas holiday season, the area has become synonymous with the loss of donkeys with the latest being the discovery of two carcasses of donkeys that were slaughtered on Wednesday night. Resident admit that there has been an increase in the theft of donkeys from homes after which these beasts of burden are herded to the bushes where they are slaughtered. “This is not the first time for such an incident to occur. In a span of two weeks, we have lost six donkeys in a similar manner. The fact that these donkeys had been slaughtered means there is a ready market for the same. This meat is being served in these roadside butcheries and cheap food joints alon...
