A man accused of stealing cows started walking like a cow and eating grass along Kitale-Eldoret Highway on Wednesday.

The incident happened in Trans Nzoia county, Kenya.

Peter Wafula, a witness, told K24 Digital that the man was suspected to be a member of a criminal gang that has been stealing livestock and robbing shops in Trans Nzoia.

The incident comes two weeks after a farmer in Shimo la Tewa area lost his bull to thieves who later slaughtered it in a nearby forest. Wafula claimed that the farmer had promised deal with the thieves.

He said, “The farmer was so angry and he promised to teach the culprits a lifetime lesson. This could be one of the promised lessons.”

Another witness, Simon Maingi, mentioned that as of the time of the incident, the accused could no longer speak and they were unable to stop him from eating grass.

He said, “We were shocked to see him walk like a cow and the worst thing is that he was eating grass. We tried talking to him but the man was unable to speak.”

He said that the accused was heading towards the direction where the bull was allegedly slaughtered, a move he said connected him to the previous theft that the farmer suffered.