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Taking off: I ventured into business after my boss withheld my pay

Charity had a less than favourable experience in employment that she decided to go into business (Photo: Paul Ndiangui Mwangi/Standard)

When an employer denied Charity Thuranira her full salary after working for four months, she took the Sh5, 000 she was paid and put it towards starting Samara Homes, an interior design business in Meru town.

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