Goat races – what on earth happens. People vote on goats to win a sprinting race around a track and basically the goats don’t want to run and have to be pushed around the track by a bunch of men. There are about 30 goats in total and eight races of ten goats each.
I invested 600,000 Tsh in a private VIP goat with three friends and spent a very very hot afternoon in a very hot tent with access to unlimited food and drink and close proximity to the action.
Our goat was pathetic – didn’t come anywhere near winning but the whole idea of the event was to raise money for charity and so in that case, it was successful.
The Rotary Clubs raised thousands of dollars and for them, it’s their main fundraising event of the year.
It hasn’t been held in a few years for COVID reasons so this time was extra special and thousands of people turned up on the Green to see the goats get pushed around a circular track in he sun.