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Lions’ Den: How I won the hearts of Chandaria Capital

Crystal River Products founder, Shirlene Nafula

Shirlene Nafula, 26, didn’t grow up envisioning life as an entrepreneur. In fact, she had big dreams to study for a master’s degree abroad, and then see what career in science she’d find herself in.

That was until she was denied a visa in 2014. To ease the sting, her grandmother gave her Sh10,000 and asked her to think of a business she could start.

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