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Meet Nairobi’s city farmer who makes Sh2,000 daily from goat milk

George Mugo restrains a goat at Kiroko urban farm in in Maringo estate, Nairobi. Photo: WILLIS AWANDU/STANDARD

NAIROBI: Francis Wachira’s passion for dairy goat rearing started by chance back in 2012 after meeting a group of women in Ruai.

Wachira was so impressed by the nutritional value of goat milk and the profit the women were churning out of their flock that he decided to give dairy goat farming a try.

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