Isiolo women churn fortune from camel milk and meat

Camels graze at Mulango area of Isiolo county, March 8, 2016, milk from this area is later delivered to Tawakal women group collection and storage depot in the town before being ferried to Nairobi and other major towns where a liter fetches Sh 200 . PHOTO: MOSE SAMMY/STANDARD

It is 3am. A group of women has already begun their day. They are ferrying their milk to the bus stage for onward transportation to Nairobi.

On this particular day, the women are at their depot in Isiolo town to prepare 300 litres of fresh camel milk bound for Nairobi’s Eastleigh.