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After futile job search, graduate finds luck in the farm

Patrick Kipkurui at his sukuma-wiki in his farm in Kiptere in Belgut constituency in Kericho.[PHOTOS: NIKKO TANUI/STANDARD]

When 24-year-old Patrick Kipkurui graduated from Egerton University in 2012 with a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, he envisioned a lucrative job in the corporate sector. He tarmacked for a while but the white-collar job was not forthcoming.

Instead of wallowing in self pity like other jobless graduates, the young man from Kiptere in Belgut Constituency, Kericho County decided to try green vegetable farming.

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