While parents are known to do the impossible for their kids to eat at the end of the day, a 33-year-old farmer has shocked many with his unique illegal hustle.
Caught with game meat, the father has pleaded with the magistrate explaining that he turned into a hunter to save his family from starvation
Mr. Sammy Mwenda pleaded guilty to having three carcasses of the lesser kudu, suspected to have been hunted in the Meru National Park, saying he did it to fend for his family.
He was arrested while ferrying the three animal carcasses of in a sack in Duse, Garbatulla in Isiolo County.
He was spotted by members of public on April 8, 2019, who informed police officers who in turn arrested him.
“I pray for forgiveness since I was doing it to fend for my family. I have a large family and I am struggling to make ends meet,” Mr Mwenda told Maua Resident Magistrate Marcella Onyango.