11 December, 2014

Civil Society Activists abandons Donkeys in Nairobi CBD

Thursday, December 11, 2014



Kenya News -- There was drama today when activists abandoned more than 20 donkeys in the streets of Nairobi.
The driver of the lorry that brought the animals said he was hired to transport the animals to the city center. According to him, when they got to the junction between Kenyatta Avenue and Muindi Mbingu Street, the activists who had hired him stopped the vehicle and jumped off with most of the donkeys.

 The driver then panicked, left the vehicle and attempted to hide before he was caught.  Some of the donkeys had injuries as they were forcefully pushed out of the lorry by the activists. All the donkeys had graffiti reading “Tumechoka”, which translates to “we are tired”.  The notorious human rights activist, Boniface Mwangi, was seen at the scene but quickly escaped for fear of being arrested.

Kenya has witnessed an increase in terrorism activities and rising cost of basic commodities in the recent past. The animals were therefore used to inform the government that Kenyans are tired of insecurity and high cost of living.

The donkeys gave the police and county council Askaris a hard time to the amusement of onlookers who had milled around to witness the rare spectacle.  Those remaining in the vehicle were driven away while those in the streets were herded out of the CBD.

Mpigs


Kenyan civil society activists have, in open disregard to the wishes of their animal rights counterparts, used animals to demonstrate against the government and parliament.  It’s only a year ago when activists poured buckets of blood at the entrance of parliament building and fetched pigs to lick and play in it during the occupy parliament protest. The demonstration was dubbed “Mpigs” and was directed at the “greedy” Members of Parliament (MPs) attempt to raise their salaries. 

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