A video featuring Kakamega Senator Bonny Khalwale spearing a bull to death after it killed its caretaker has gone viral on social media causing a stir online.
The video captures the Kakamega senator fatally spearing the massive bull named Inansio, after which villagers proceeded to butcher the animal whose meat they shared amongst themselves.
One man could be seen walking away with the bull’s blood-dripping head.
Concerns were raised about the treatment of the animal, with one Kenyan stating, “This is not right at all; why kill it mercilessly like that? This goes against animal rights.”
Janet Wambui said even though the bull had been killed, “It’s disheartening to see such brutality towards animals. It is disgusting.”
For Brian Mokaya, the bull deserves it, “I understand why Senator Khalwale made that decision. It’s not about cruelty; it’s about tradition. I could have done the same.”
Khalwale explained that he had killed the bull in response to the death of a 46-year-old caretaker who had worked for him for two decades. Khalwale is famous for bullfighting which is common in Western Kenya where he enters them into local competitions.
Kepha Ronoh said, “This video is deeply disturbing. We should always strive to find non-violent solutions to conflicts, even involving animals. We know it killed a human being but that is brutal, they could just have killed it without such violence that is disgusting.”
A police report detailed the investigation: “Police officers from Malaika police station and DCI personnel visited the scene and established that indeed there was a dead body of one Kizito Moi, aged 46 years, who was a caretaker of the fighter bull, namely Inasio, aged 5 years and weighing approximately 520 kgs.”