THE STANDARD
Kimalel goat auction in Baringo county.
Christmas usually marks the peak of the festive season, followed by a period of financial squeeze as children go back to school.
But for residents of Kimalel, Marigat sub-County in Baringo County, this period reminds them of the good old days when the late President Daniel Moi would lead a high-powered delegation of government functionaries, political and corporate world to participate in the much-publicised goat auction.
At the auction, farmers would sell the best of their livestock to the highest bidders.
The event, which the late president started in 1986, used to take place on December 24 every year.