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| Donkeys ordered to wear nappies in Kenya's Wajir town | Donkeys ordered to wear nappies in Kenya's Wajir town |
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| Donkeys have been banned from entering Kenya's north-eastern town of Wajir unless they wear nappies. | Donkeys have been banned from entering Kenya's north-eastern town of Wajir unless they wear nappies. |
| Officials say the rule is to protect the town's newly laid tarmac road. | Officials say the rule is to protect the town's newly laid tarmac road. |
| A letter told donkey-cart owners they must manage their animal's faeces "to avoid poop all over the tarmac road creating nuisance". | A letter told donkey-cart owners they must manage their animal's faeces "to avoid poop all over the tarmac road creating nuisance". |
| BBC Monitoring's Abdullahi Yusuf Osman in Kenya says cart owners are complying - some sharing tips on social media on how to attach nappy sacks. | BBC Monitoring's Abdullahi Yusuf Osman in Kenya says cart owners are complying - some sharing tips on social media on how to attach nappy sacks. |
| Donkey carts are a common sight in Wajir's town centre, our reporter says. | Donkey carts are a common sight in Wajir's town centre, our reporter says. |
| A similar nappy order was issued in Limuru, about 50km (30 miles) north-west of the capital, Nairobi, in 2007 but it was never put into practice, he says. | |
| The authorities in Wajir, which is more than 600km north-east of Nairobi, are probably keen to protect the new tarmac road after waiting decades for such development, our correspondent says. | The authorities in Wajir, which is more than 600km north-east of Nairobi, are probably keen to protect the new tarmac road after waiting decades for such development, our correspondent says. |
| The new road was built last year and is 27km long. | The new road was built last year and is 27km long. |
| The nappy notice was issued on Monday and came into affect on Thursday. | The nappy notice was issued on Monday and came into affect on Thursday. |
| "[The county government] appreciates the contribution of the donkey-cart operators to the economy of Wajir... However the town must be kept clean at all times," it says. | "[The county government] appreciates the contribution of the donkey-cart operators to the economy of Wajir... However the town must be kept clean at all times," it says. |
| "In view of the above you are directed to manage your donkey poop (faeces).... No donkey will be allowed in town without this poop-collecting bag." | "In view of the above you are directed to manage your donkey poop (faeces).... No donkey will be allowed in town without this poop-collecting bag." |