Kenya's military spokesman Maj. Emmanuel Chirchir is using Twitter to warn Somalis and Kenyans that the new threat in the war against Alshabaab is Donkeys. Yes, that slow overburden, domesticated member of the Equidae—whose wild ancestor is the African Wild Ass--has taken on a new role of arms carrier. The price of donkeys is said to have risen by over 100 percent in a region which uses it primarily for Agriculture and transportation.
In one of the tweets the spokesman warns that : "Selling Donkeys to Al Shabaab will undermine our efforts in Somalia."
So if you are a Kenyan donkey salesman with a twitter account be warned, “any large concentration and movement of loaded donkeys will be considered as Al Shabaab activity.” tweets Major Chirchir.
