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Ballast-making in Tharaka Nithi dates back to the early 1990s when road construction added to the demand for permanent structures and real estate grew. Ballast is obtained from crushing the igneous granite
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Kenya is grappling with a severe shortage of qualified plumbers and masons as students avoid technical education in favour of courses leading to perceived glamorous careers, leaving property developers at
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Hundreds of feet beneath the grounds of gemstone mining fields of Taita-Taveta lies a fortune so vast it is rumoured to dwarf the legendary treasures of Mansa Musa, the richest
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The Boda- boda business in Kenya is mostly dominated by men. However, one woman in Kitengela, Kajiado County has beaten the odds and embraced the male-dominated industry to earn a
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Several years ago, 70-year-old Annah Minyarit could not associate herself nor even imagine allowing her sons to marry uncircumcised girls who were considered ‘immature’ according to the cultures of many
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