Kirera Mwiti @PeopleDailyKe
The ongoing meat crisis in the country has been attributed to the acute shortage of inspectors, the Kenya Veterinary Association (KVA) has said.
In the wake of reports that some supermarkets were using chemicals to preserve meat, it has emerged that the country has more than 2,500 slaughter houses and 500 inspectors.
KVA national chairman Dr Samuel Kahariri said lack of meat inspectors has led to lack of inspection of products exposing consumers to poisonous products.
“This has seen a sharp rise in unscrupulous practices by traders who take sick, feverish and in some cases, already dead animals for slaughter,” he said.
He noted that as a result of the malpractice, the carcasses were spreading zoonotic diseases.
“This may explain why a few unscrupulous traders result to prolong the shelf life and improve appearance of the carcass by use of chemical compounds as recently exposed,” he said. Kahariri there is also need for regular inspection of slaughterhouses.
