Chief Magistrate Benard Mararo convicted James Mukangu Kimani on admitting committing the offence.
Mr Kimani was charged with slaughtering and selling cat meat to unsuspecting customers ,an offence he committed on June 24 in Nakuru town.
A Nakuru court has jailed for three years a man found selling cat meat to unsuspecting samosa vendors in the town.
Chief Magistrate Benard Mararo convicted James Mukangu Kimani on admitting committing the offence. Mr Kimani was charged with slaughtering and selling cat meat to unsuspecting customers ,an offence he committed on June 24 in Nakuru town.
The charge sheet stated that he slaughtered a cat for human consumption in a manner deceptive in regard to character, nature, value, substance, quality and merit contrary to the Foods, Drugs and Chemical Substances Act.
He also faced another charge of slaughtering an animal in designated place contrary to the meat control regulations.
The court sentenced him to two years imprisonment with an option of a Sh200,000 fine for the charges of slaughtering an animal for the purpose of human consumption and another one year or a fine of Sh50,000 for the second count of slaughtering an animal in designated place contrary to meat control regulations.
He will serve the three years consecutively.
Mr Kimani was arrested after he was found skinning a cat on June 24. He earlier confessed that he had sold more than 1,000 cats to samosa vendors and a hotel in the town since 2012.
The suspect said he started the business after he “identified a gap in the market”.
He also revealed having a market for cat skins and that he earns at least Sh500 for every cat he slaughters.
He said he had been sent by a potential customer who offered to give him good pay on delivering the meat and skin. The carcass which was presented in court.
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