A multi-agency team in Kitui County has detained two individuals who were caught ferrying donkey flesh close to the Kanyonyo area.
In a saloon automobile, the two were transporting both donkey skin and flesh.
The two will be arraigned in court after being detained at the Kanyonyo police station.
Residents who are afraid of being sold donkey flesh have appealed the police to increase patrols.
The problem of donkey meat has spread to other counties, and Kirinyaga is no exception.
A motorist was detained by Embu police last month, and 1,500 kilograms of donkey meat that were being shipped to an unidentified location were confiscated.
According to police accounts, officers acting on intelligence intercepted a Toyota Hiace van along the Kiritiri-Embu Highway at around midnight.
Upon inspection, the cops uncovered over 15 donkey carcasses packed in sacks, along with 15 donkey hides and private parts presumed to be destined to an unlawful market.
The driver, one of the suspects, was taken into custody.
