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Being in employment revealed gap in construction industry

Rexe roofing MD Irene Wanjiku

From earning Sh500 a week as a shop attendant, Irene Wanjiku, Managing Director Rexe Roofing has risen to create a multimillion-shilling roofing solutions company. She would run around the city and its environs looking for developers who needed roofing materials.

Hers is a story of sweat and tears whose final chapter is yet to be written. What lessons has she learnt in the quest for a place in Kenya’s vibrant construction industry?

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