For generations, Maasai women in Kajiado County have relied on milk as a vital resource, using it for household consumption and selling any surplus at local markets.
However, the earnings were often meager, dictated by middlemen who controlled pricing and left women with little financial security.
Despite owning the milk, they lacked the power to turn it into a sustainable source of income.
That reality has changed over the years with the rise of hundreds of dairy cooperative societies, which have empowered women to take control of their milk sales, negotiate fair prices, and access structured markets.
