For generations, Mohamed Yakub Saroya and his family have put food on the tables of many families in Nairobi through different cuts of meat. You could call him the meat god of Pangani—he knows meats like he knows his name. He has maintained loyal clients for decades, and his camaraderie with them speaks of age-old relationships.
He took over the management of the business in 1957. He was just a teenager then and had to fill shoes that were several sizes bigger when his father was taken ill.
