Kenya: How One Woman Lost Cash in Quail Bubble

In December 2013, Josephine heard people were making money rearing quails. Those in the know said that a young quail, was going for at least Sh250. Even better, a single egg cost over Sh100.

Josephine promptly decided she also wanted a piece of this pie. In 2012, Josephine had made some Sh50,000 selling tomatoes and cauliflowers. She withdrew all this money and bought two hundred birds.

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