Livestock economy: Kenya loves ‘nyama choma’ but starves the hand that feeds it

 A herder drives his goat in search of pasture along the Nanyuki-Rumuruti road on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. 

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Every weekend, most Kenyans gather around the fire or in social places to partake in nyama choma. The sizzle of goat meat at roadside joints, the celebration platters in popular clubs and roadside joints, and the diplomacy or business deal conducted over a shared leg of lamb has become our national ritual.

Yet almost no one at the table asks where the animal came from.

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