From Business Standard

The bearded man with a receding hairline laughs uproariously when he recalls how he started rearing quails ten years ago. Then, Geoffrey Kago claims Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) licenses (to rear the birds) were free. Then Kago also claims that he gave out the quail eggs for free. But that was then. Today, quail eggs cost more than silver and gold combined. The miniature, colored eggs are believed to be the perfect cure-all. Kago, who claims to have been among the pioneers, if not the first person to rear quails in Kenya, says the eggs indeed have curative powers. “As a foremost agricultural researcher with a passion for poultry especially wild birds, I have studied quails and believe they can cure impotency,” he says. But most Kenyans who have gone gaga over quails believe they can cure virtually all ailments. From conditions such as hypertension, digestive disturbances, and erectile dysfunction, the mineral-rich egg has been touted as the ultimate medicine. This drove the cost of the eggs and quails to new highs.