In the last three years, Kenya lost Sh28.3 billion in revenue due to the slaughter of donkeys that would have been used for income generation.
This is according to survey in Turkana, Nakuru, Machakos, Baringo, Narok, Kajiado and Kirinyaga counties that found out 75,494 donkeys slaughtered were working.
Animal welfare now want a ban on the export of donkey skins and associated products from Kenya.
A total of 301,977 donkeys were slaughtered since commissioning of export donkey abattoirs in Kenya.
The report shows 6.9 percent were slaughtered in 2016, 40.3 percent in 2017 and 52.8 percent in 2018.
The donkey was gazetted as a food animal in 1999 with the aim of curbing bush slaughter and improving food safety. Between 2016 and 2018 four export slaughterhouses were licensed.
They include Goldox Kenya Ltd in Baringo, Star Brilliant Ltd in Nakuru, Silzha Ltd in Turkana and Fuhai Machakos Trading Co. Ltd in Machakos.
