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Isiolo
Isiolo, Kenya · Population 78,650
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Livestock prices are the reason most residents come; the water board shows where the taps are dry across the estates, and the rain outlook leads the year as the long dry spell sets in.
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Livestock & Market Prices
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Water Status
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Rain Outlook
Common Questions
Market days, water and what it costs, drought phases and HSNP, LAPSSET honestly, getting to Nairobi, radio stations — answered from published county data.
Who to Call
Emergency lines, the county, the water company, NDMA and the radio stations — with only the numbers we could verify on official pages.
Isiolo Community Picks
Where to find good camel milk, a fundi you can trust, a fair plate of food and the right stage north — answered by the people who live in Isiolo.
What Should the Fare Cost?
Fair fare ranges from Isiolo — the matatu to Nairobi or Meru, the bus up the A2 to Marsabit and Moyale, and boda-bodas and tuk-tuks in town — with the inflated ask to turn down.
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Changelog
- Town updateAdded a sketch of the livestock market
- New toolAdded a fair-fare guide for travelling from Isiolo
- New toolAdded Isiolo Community Picks
- New toolShipped a neighbour-reported water board for the estates
- UpdatedUpdated Isiolo's livestock prices to the May 2026 bulletin
- New townAdded Isiolo, with the livestock price board its requester asked for
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