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Hustle Gang: Mtumba bras built me a house, educated my kids

Mama Thuku has been selling mtumba undergarments for over 20 years. She has educated her four children, bought land and built a house for her family.

The bra. It holds, covers, restrains or reveals a woman’s precious pair of jugs. The bra could be strapless, full or half cups, push-up, ‘plunge,’ or of the ‘lift and separate’ variety.

And you know what they say? A woman can never have enough of them. Celebs like Neomi Ng’ang’a have previously told The Nairobian that they have more bras than clothes.

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