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Man uses ‘worthless’ reeds to mint cash

Mzee Budi Ngoge

In a region where reed is treated more like a worthless weed, Mzee Budi Ngoge refers to it as a ‘hidden fortune’ which he uses to make baskets.

He weaves on order, depending on the purpose for which the woven equipment is meant. Tea pickers, fish mongers, poultry keepers and crop growers are his regular clients and he also deals in granaries.

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