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Abdirahaman Abdullahi
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Neighbours laughed at his pond, now they line up to buy his cat fish

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Abdirahaman Abdullahi at his fish pond on September 2, 2026. He keeps about 40,000 catfish in his five ponds in Garissa.  

Photo credit: Manase Otsialo | Nation Media Group

When Abdirahaman Abdullahi dug a fish pond in his garden in Bula Sumeya, his neighbours thought he had lost his mind.

In a town where temperatures reach 38 degrees Celsius and water is transported by lorry, keeping fish was considered foolish.