SOLICITING DONATIONS FOR THE ENDANGERED AFRICAN DONKEY
Equus africanus assinus IN RIFT VALLEY AND WESTERN KENYA.
By Dr David Manguya Lusega.
Email musanyifish@gmail.com
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April 2020
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Table of Contents
SOLICITING DONATIONS FOR THE ENDANGERED AFRICAN DONKEY. i
Equus african asinus IN RIFT VALLEY AND WESTERN KENYA. i
SOLICITING DONATIONS FOR THE ENDANGERED AFRICAN DONKEY. 1
Equus african asinus IN RIFT VALLEY AND WESTERN KENYA. 1
ANECTODE. 1
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE AND DONKEY POPULATION.. 2
DONKEY SLAUGHTER HOUSES. 2
FACTORS FOR DONKEY EXTINCTION IN KENYA.. 2
EJAO FACTOR. 2
LINKS PHOTOS AND VIDEOS. 4
APPEAL AND SOLICITING.. 12
COMMUNITIES TRAINNING.. 12
BUDGET. 13
DRAFT ANNUAL BUDGET FOR RIFT VALLEY AND WESTERN REGIONS OF KENYA FOR THE YEAR 2020. 14
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY. 15
SOLICITING DONATIONS FOR THE ENDANGERED AFRICAN DONKEY
Equus africans asinus IN RIFT VALLEY AND WESTERN KENYA IN 2020.
My bio data; I am Dr. David Manguya Lusega, a Kenyan by birth, born in Kakamega County in 1965. By profession I am a Lecturer of university Eldoret School of natural resources, Department of fisheries and aquatic sciences since 1994 to date. Undertook my BSc and MSc Industrial Fisheries, Osmania University, Andhra Pradesh State, India and Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, South India respectively. PhD Environmental Health, Moi University, Kenya. I am passionate about fish, animals and sustainable conversation and management of environment and Natural resources and I am widely travelled in the world.
To come to my appeal for donation on the welfare of the African donkey or ass (Equus africans asinus) according to the African network for animal welfare, our precious drought animals shall be extinct by 2023. Follow my justification from the global perspective as underlined below.
ANECTODE; (DONKEYS SYMBOLIZE PEACE AND HUMILITY)
Jesus Christ the messiah and savior of the world made a triumphant entry into Jerusalem riding on a donkey (Luke 19:28-40, Deuteronomy 21:3, Numbers 19:2 and Zechariah 9:9). Another pretty wild animal that closely resembles the domesticated donkey is the African zebra.
It is believed in Kenyan communities that donkey milk has a lot of curative and medicinal properties. For example, many communities believe that donkey milk cures tuberculosis (TB).
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE AND DONKEY POPULATION
In 1992, the world had 41 million donkeys, China had 11 million of this, Kenya in 2009 had 1,832,519 donkeys and things looked up. The year 2009, Kenyan donkey population had fallen down to 600,000, China from 11 million to 3 million. Kenya meat act 1999, increased donkey from drought tasks to meat for human consumption and export. Additionally China demand for donkey skins, bones and meat resulted in Kenya opening 4 abattoirs as listed below,
DONKEY SLAUGHTER HOUSES
- Goldox in Mogotio, Baringo County Kenya,
- Bright Star ,Maraiguru, Naivasha , Nakuru County, Kenya,
- Zirzha, Turkana County, Kenya and
- Futai Kityoko , Machakos County.
FACTORS FOR DONKEY EXTINCTION IN KENYA
The capacity for slaughter of each of these abattoirs is 1200 donkeys a day. This decimated the Kenyan donkey population. Jog your memory down memory lane, 600,000 donkeys is a 2019 data, 2020 is anybody guess it could be less than 100,000 due to the under listed seasons.
EJAO FACTOR
Other than meat, EJAO is a traditional medicine derived from boiling donkey skins to make a traditional gel for preparation of expensive skin pharmaceuticals, powder; gel also incorporated in Novel and premier foods that sale for a fortune in the international market, skin care products, night creams that can be ordered online from remote locations globally for a fortune.
PRICES
This drove the Kenyan prices for a donkey from USD120-150. The skins command USD 150-180 meaning that skins commanded more price than the donkeys. This prompted people to steal other people’s asses, to satisfy the EJAO market. Cross boarder rustling or theft of donkeys has been reported from the East African region.
DONKEY TASKS
Donkeys are very hardy animals and the world over they operate in inhospitable extreme circumstances in temperate mountainous sloppy, slippery terrain, hot, semi-arid and arid climates, without roads on narrow tracks and paths. Such donkey can haul 500 to 1000 kg (0.5 – 1.0 ton) more than a pickup truck load that is tantamount to abuse of these creatures. Besides undertaking these heavy odious tasks, they are beaten thoroughly with crude weapons which inflict wounds all over the body daily, no medical attention, no breaks for drinking water, feeding, resting, etc.
DISEASES
Rabies, Anthrax, Foot and Mouth disease, Worms , Malnutrition, Vitamin Deficiency, lack of attention to their soles ( hooves) and Zoonotic diseases like Rift Valley Fever, Ebola, Hytadit, Corona, etc. are common place due to their close interaction with human beings are some of the challenges that this donation appeal seeks to address including vaccination.
ANTICIPATED PERSONNEL
Dr. David Manguya Lusega (PhD Environmental Health Moi University Eldoret, Kenya – Lead Consultant
Mrs. Juliet Stella (Diploma in Marketing Elgon View College Eldoret Kenya) – Marketing and Merchandizing
Ms. Shoran Everlyne (BSc Business Information Technology, Stratmoth University Nairobi Kenya) – Accountant and IT
Ms. Edna Cynthia (BA Journalism and Business Management, Riara University Nairobi Kenya) – Human Resource (HR)
Mrs. Sophy Kisengo (BA Leadership and Counseling, Masinde Muliro University, Kakamega, Kenya) - Public Relations
Ms. Carolyn Mmbaya (Certificate in Manicure and Pedicure, Eldoret Polytechnic, Kenya) – Donkey Groomist and salonist
Mr. Keith Amboka (Diploma in Art and Sign Writing,Eldoret Polytechnic, Kenya)-Technician
Mr. Robert Bresson (MBA Poona University, India) - Media and Publicity
Mr. Meredth Beal (Voice of America-VOA Anchor) –Media and Publicity
Mr. Trevor Jomo (BA Purchasing and Supplies, Masinde Muliro University, Kakamega, Kenya) - Procurement and Store Keeping
Mr. Isaya Omondi (Msc Agricultural Social Economics, University Of Eldoret, Kenya) – Economist and Sociologist
Mrs. Joyce Mulanda (Diploma Micro-Biology, Sigalagala Polytechnic, Kakamega, Kenya) - Public Health and Sanitation.
Mrs. Mary Atola (Certificate in Disaster Management and Security, Kibabi University, Bungoma, Kenya) –Security Officer
Mr. George Otieno( Diploma In Animal Pathology and epidemiology, Kisumu Polytechnic, Kenya) – Veterinary Officer
LINKS PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
http://weltlieschutz.org/report-aus-tasmania/
http://wltlierschitz.org/sorforthilfe/esel-diebstah/
http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/2018/indexh.htm
http://www.atnesa.org/donkeys.startkey.populations
APPEAL AND SOLICITING
My appeal, to donors, is precipitated and occasioned by the above essay coupled with inhuman handling of these kind hearted, diligent, hardworking donkeys and crude slaughter methods without stunning guns, they are simply bludgeoned by blunt objects on the head with painful death, poor welfare and abuse, thrashed with crude weapons as they labor daily, misuse, inhumane traditional practices, poor husbandry, poor or no vet services
COMMUNITIES TRAINNING
Therefore I intent to train communities in Rift Valley and Western Regions of Kenya On animal welfare , proper nutrition , reduction in suffering now and into the future, proper husbandry , education for donkeys owners , law enforcement, train various school children to inculcate animal and donkey welfare , teach donkey owners Kenyan laws cap 360 of the traffic act help alleviate the various grisly traffic accidents as they tow carts , jackets on busy Kenyan roads , train them on how to construct donkey houses , abettors, improved balanced feeding habits and better friendly handling of donkey, drinking points, etc.
BUDGET
From the above, I solicit for USD 731,500 and believe they shall impact positively in restoration and conservation of the quickly extinct species by 2023 and with greater accountability and transparency intent to utilize hard earned funds on the following.
DRAFT ANNUAL BUDGET FOR RIFT VALLEY AND WESTERN REGIONS OF KENYA FOR THE YEAR 2020.
ITEM DESCRIPTION | AMOUNT (USD) |
Public Awareness | 10,000 |
Slaughter Houses (houses and stunning guns etc.) | 20,000 |
Donkey Friendly Markets | 9,000 |
Animal Handling And Welfare | 3,000 |
Adequate And Spacious Ventilated Transport | 7,000 |
Traffic Training | 3,500 |
Husbandry and gene bank resources | 10,000 |
Veterinary Services (Treatment) | 15,000 |
Schools, colleges and universities Training And Awareness. | 8,000 |
Permits And Licenses | 3,000 |
Emoluments (salary for workers) | 29,500 |
20 acres of land @ USD 8900/acre (for donkey rescue Centre) | 178,000 |
Electricity | 4,000 |
Water (reservoirs, pumps, plumbing, boreholes) | 10,000 |
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA,ESIA) | 5,000 |
Feeds and drugs | 100,000 |
Security(guarding donkeys against theft) | 80,000 |
Irrigation infrastructure | 98,000 |
incinerator/crematorium | 7,000 |
Aquaponics and hydroponic units (1week barley sprouts) | 5,000 |
10 giant mega greenhouses @ USD 1000 | 10,000 |
100 acres land for lease @ USD 80/annum (for growing donkey fodder) | 8,000 |
Giant barn construction (fodder warehouse) | 7,000 |
Donkey transport truck | 12,000 |
One twin cub pickup for logistics | 6,000 |
One saloon car | 3,000 |
A tractor and a trailer | 5,000 |
Two standby generators | 2,000 |
Solar system installation (for pumping, lighting and heating) | 2,000 |
Setting up website | 500 |
Media unit (documentaries, short films, skits, plays and audio visuals aids) | 5,000 |
10% of the total budget (contingency) | 66,500 |
Grand total | 731,500 |
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY
Shall be very indebted to each and every donor to this noble course, shall personally thank each and every one of them from the depth of my heart, strongly believe this efforts shall bare fruits and our donkey numbers shall compliment my efforts is that Kenya and other African countries have banned slaughter and export of donkey products this year 2020. The cabinet secretary of Fisheries, livestock, veterinary services and agriculture fired the first salvo towards conservation of the donkey population in February, 2020 in Kenya. Therefore, my effort is to complement in the welfare and conservations of Equus africanus asinus species in my region in Kenya. Furthermore, I encourage the donors to visit the project and witness the success of the project. I thank them in advance for their generous donations to this worthy noble cause.
