Senator Boni Khalwale’s bull, Inasio, killed its caretaker and trainer, Kizito Moi, 46, in a tragic incident in the bull’s den.
Moi had been working with the bull for 24 years and was dedicated to its well-being. The incident occurred after Moi’s absence during breakfast, raising concerns about the bull’s safety.
“My farm has two sides – the dairy part and the bull. The deceased was purely working on the side of the bull – training it and taking care of its wellbeing. In the morning, he failed to report to work and everybody got concerned. My wife asked his colleagues to check on him from his house. But while they were heading to the house, they checked in the bull’s den and that is when they discovered his body lying in a pool of blood,” said Mr Khalwale.
Austin Munasia, the treasurer of Kakamega bullfighting association, called for a thorough investigation into the incident, highlighting the possibility of foul play and suggesting that the killer bull be taken to the bullfighting field for traditional rituals where people scramble for its body parts.
According to the traditions of the Idakho and Isukha sub-tribes, when a bull participating in bullfighting kills a person, its body parts are shared while the animal is alive.
Participants cut their share and run away until the bull falls dead, and the meat is then distributed randomly.
Mr Khalwale said the traditional process of managing such a disaster will commence today and will be concluded a day after the burial of the deceased.
“We are treating this as an unfortunate accident – it is something that rarely happens that a bull can kill its caretaker. We shall follow all the laid down procedures that are done in such an incident so that we don’t leave anything to chance,” he said.
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. pic.twitter.com/mQszm6ZzOW— Dr Boni Khalwale, CBS (@KBonimtetezi) January 28, 2024
In line with the tradition, a person who takes care of bulls that participate in the bullfighting contests is usually a bachelor and without children.
The politician said he was coordinating with Mr Moi’s family members to give the deceased a decent send-off.
