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Angry residents run away with police post when a skin and pieces of meat of cow that got missing was spotted in Kaptagat police station in Elgeyo Marakwet. Two police officers alleged to have stolen the animal were arrested. December 17, 2024. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]
I heard on the grapevine that officers at Kaptagat Police Station, in Elgeyo Marakwet County, have launched an abattoir producing high-quality beef for domestic market. They say hard times have sharpened their wits, pun intended, and found local solutions to local problems.
The surprising part is none of those officers had ever thought about it, and the light-bulb moment came about when a neighbour's bull strayed into the police camp and mooed.
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