Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has speared one of his favorite bulls named Inasio after it killed his farm’s caretaker.
In a statement, Khalwale said the move was in line with the Luhya culture.
“My champion bull, Inasio, has attacked and instantly killed Kizito Moi Amukune.
“Moi has been the caretaker of my fighter bulls for over 20 years. In keeping with our culture, I have today speared bull Inasio to death,” he stated in a post on X.
In an earlier interview, the Kakamega Senator narrated how the bull killed his longtime caretaker at his Kakamega home.
According to him, the caretaker came into the homestead drunk, implying that he must have been indulging in busaa, a locally brewed drink.
Upon his arrival, the bull mistook the busaa scent with that of molasses and started running towards him.
Khalwale Narrates Moment the Bull Killed his Longtime Caretaker
Then the man, frightened by the charging bull, tried to defend himself by hitting back, a move the Senator said provoked the mammal.
According to the Senator, the bull, if threatened, resorts to defending itself. On the fateful day, the bull took on Khalwale’s caretaker leaving him with injuries which later proved fatal.
He said the bull’s horns pierced into the caretaker’s chin in one of the observed injuries from the attack.
“I paid him yesterday. He came drunk and usually the scent of busaa is similar to that of molasses, so the bull ran towards him,” Khalwale explained.
“In the process of doing like that maybe he pushed it so he defended himself and killed him there is a horn that speared him here it is the one that finished him,” he added.
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Besides the injuries in the neck area, the bull also inflicted injuries on the man’s back and hips, according to the Senator.
Khalwale stated that the bull was five years old.
Additionally, the slain caretaker had been working in the senator’s farm for the last 24 years and hence had the experience of handling the bulls.
Apart from feeding the bull named Inasio, the farm man also worked as its trainer for the bull fighting competitions popular in the area.
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Senator Says he Had Paid his Farm Boy
In his address to the media, the senator said he had paid the slain man his wages on Saturday, January 27, and that he believed he was coming from an entertainment joint.
Members of the press and villagers in the Ikolomani area flocked his home signifying the grief that engulfed the community.
Police officers also came to collect the body even as the Majority Whip in the Senate promises to stand with the family in funeral arrangements.
Known by his nickname of the “bullfighter”, Senator Khalwale has over the years been a vocal champion of bullfighting and has even advocated for its recognition both locally and internationally.
