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Why you may have eaten donkey meat over Easter holiday

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Donkey meat is often misrepresented as beef. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Kenyans have been repeatedly confronted with reports of suspects apprehended while transporting donkey meat to the market.

In December 2023, for instance, 10 suspects were arrested in Makueni for unlawfully slaughtering 15 donkeys and attempting to transport the meat to Nairobi.

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