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High demand for donkey skin in the Far East has been identified as the latest threat facing the beast of burden in Kenya amid a sharp drop in their numbers.

According to Brooke East Africa, an organization involved in the protection of the animals, cases of smuggling involving donkey skins had risen sharply since the year began.
Unlike in the past when unscrupulous traders were targeting the meat for local consumption, a new trend had emerged targeting the skin.
This emerged when government officers and stakeholders converged in Lake Naivasha for a midterm review of the Rapid Result Initiative (RRI) in the livestock sector
According to Dr Raphael Kinoti, the CEO Brooke East Africa, the numbers of donkeys in the country were on the decline as demand for the skin continued to rise.
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