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Strength of a woman: At 80, Cecilia Wangari fixing car stereos

Cecilia Wangare,80, replacing faulty sound system in a car at her shop in Kariobangi, Nairobi, yesterday. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard]

When The Standard team arrived at Shosh Sound Systems in Kariobangi, Nairobi, workshop owner Cecilia Wangari, 80, was sitting outside with her daughter Mary Wambui.

Ms Wangari is happy because it is a weekday afternoon, when most car owners, her clientele, are at work.

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