Police on Tuesday recovered freshly slaughtered donkeys at a thicket in Kiambu County.
The recovery, The Directorate of Criminal Investigations said, followed a midnight raid at Kiahiti village in Gatune sub-location.
More than seven carcasses were found.
“Earlier, the officers based at Nachu police post had gathered intelligence on the impending slaughter and arrived at the scene on time as the unscrupulous meat vendors slaughtered the beasts of burden, whose meat finds its way to butcheries and meat joints in the city disguised as beef,” the DCI said in tweet.
Residents of Kiahiti were woken up by the sounds of donkeys in distress, the agency added.
The officers also discovered that after slaughtering the animals, the unscrupulous traders extract boneless meat from their carcasses which is sold in Nairobi disguised as beef fillets and other boneless chops.
“No flesh is left to waste as the traders also package the donkey intestines, kidneys and other internal organs which are sold to outlets dealing in popular roadside delicacy, mutura,” the DCI added.
