Goat Price Spike in Kamuwongo Defying Market Forces

By MWINGI TIMES CORRESPONDENT 

Many people who had expected the prices of goats to go down since it was the school opening season, were surprised that the normal price had spiraled by nearly half.

According to a goat dealer at the Kamuwongo market, Kavuvi Mwasya, goat prices had hiked because the number of animals at the market were too few compared with other Tuesdays.

“Last Tuesday goat prices were so low that many a residents did not sell their animals but opted to take them back home. But today things a different. We have the best prices for goats because the animals are few,” said Mwasya.

“Most people shied away from taking their goats to the market today because they feared that just like last Tuesday the prices will be low. But competition for few goats available has force the price to shoot,” said the trader.

He further said that some pastoralist traders who buy goats in bulk had also swarmed Kamuwongo market today thus making the price to swell further.

“A small goat that used to cost Sh. 3000 is today going for Sh. 5,000. At the same time the price for middle sized she goats is Sh. 7000 up from the normal Sh. 5,000. A middle sized he goat is going for between Sh. 8000 and 8,500,” said Mwasya.

Our source further added that fully gown billy goats were going for around Sh.13,000 to Sh. 15,000 while previously they were sold for between Sh. 12,000 and Sh. 13,000. “A fully grown she goat today goes for between 10,000 to Sh. 11,000 here at Kamuwongo market,” he added.