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Cris Njoki: The making of a clothes brand

Cris Njoki (Photo: Cris Njoki/ Twitter)

Cris Njoki is the name and face behind the renowned made-in-Kenya clothing brand IKOJN, a brand she started seven years ago.

"When I finished school, I did not know what I wanted to do. I started thrifting and used a sewing machine that my dad had bought me when I was 13. He encouraged me to venture into the clothing business as he could see that I had a passion for it," she said in an interview.

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