Changelog

Shows Monday's sales yard, where camels, goats and cattle are traded at the edge of town.

Isiolo is where the tarmac north begins, so a journey from here is a string of fares you agree before you get in. Tick what you're doing to see the fair price range neighbours and travellers report — the matatu to Nairobi or Meru, the bus up the A2 to Marsabit and Moyale, a boda-boda or tuk-tuk in town — with the inflated ask to turn down and one line to hold your ground. These are going rates, not an official tariff: they move with the fuel price, the season and market days, and agreeing the fare before you board is the best protection.

The questions Isiolo keeps asking, answered by the people who live here: where to buy good fresh camel milk, the best place to eat, a fundi you can trust, which stage or SACCO for the road you're travelling, and where everyday prices are fair. Anyone can read; sign in to add a pick or vote for one. The town has no local forum of its own, so this is a place for that knowledge to gather — residents' own opinions, not the county's.

When your tap runs dry, tap your estate to report it and see whether it is just you or the whole area. The board pairs neighbours' reports with where the town's water comes from and the IWASCO line. Reading is open to everyone; reporting takes a free account.

The new NDMA bulletin is in: a two-year goat now averages Ksh 6,325 and a head of cattle Ksh 43,100 across the markets, and after the long rains the county drought phase is back to Normal and improving. The market FAQ, the milk and water figures, and the rain-season notes were refreshed to match — and the town page now leads with the headline price and where the season stands, at a glance.

A resident asked for market prices so herders don't trek for days only to be lowballed. The new price board carries NDMA's latest per-market figures — in February a two-year goat averaged Ksh 8,000 at Isiolo town but Ksh 4,500 at Oldonyiro and Merti — plus terms of trade in plain words, the county drought phase, and a read-aloud section for the town's two radio stations. Also live: a rain outlook for the long- and short-rains seasons, common questions, and who to call with only officially verified numbers.