In many households in Kenya, meat is a sacred dish that mostly is consumed once a week.
A study done in 2019 by Kenya Markets Trust study found that Kenyan families consume meat only once a week.
With the high cost of living, many rarely eat this nutritious food.
But now a global movement World Animal Protection is tasking Kenyans to eat less meat as it is one of the biggest contributors to climate change.
Country Director Tennyson Williams said Kenyans should re-evaluate their dietary choices.
"Climate change is one of the worlds's biggest threats and intensive animal farming is one of the biggest contributors to climate change," he said during a dinner event in Nairobi on Wednesday.
"We should therefore eat less meat so as to reduce the demand for meat."
The organisation held a campaign on reducing protein consumption, with the theme centred around 'Eat less meat'.
They noted that meat production is one of the biggest contributors to climate change.
By eating less meat, Williams said the demand for factory farming would reduce thus alleviating its adverse effects on the environment.
According to him, factory farms prioritize production efficiency over animal welfare and environmental sustainability.
Farming Campaigns Manager Victor Yamo on the other hand said one of 70 billion animals farmed annually, 50 billion of them spend their lives on factory farms.
Yamo said the excessive use of water and land for planting crops that will be used to feed these animals causes is also a strain on the ecosystems.
It was noted that the repercussions extend beyond animal welfare to climate change and biodiversity loss.
"Factory farming confines farm animals in cramped, stressful conditions that favour high yields but disregard the well-being of animals. The repercussions extend beyond animal welfare to climate change and biodiversity loss," he said.
