I had built my small but thriving butcher shop in Kitui over several years. Customers trusted me to provide the freshest meat in town, and I took pride in my work or at least I used to. One day, faced with a shortage of fresh stock and desperate to meet demand.
I made a decision that seemed harmless at the time: I mixed some spoilt meat with the fresh cuts and sold it as usual. I told myself no one would notice, that business must continue, and that profit was more important than ethics.…CONTINUE READING