From outward appearances, 31-year-old Irene Wanjiku may have to convince many that she has taken on established roofing companies in Kenya and won battles and contracts.
The diminutive lady born in Karatina but raised by an aunt in Nairobi’s South C speaks straight and is warm, even when she is barking orders at the REXE Roofing Products Ltd offices, which are tucked away in a residential neighbourhood off Ngong Road.