Woman makes a killing selling fish soup after losing plum teaching job

Before Covid-19 hit the country in March last year, Christine Waithaka was working as a primary school teacher. But as soon as the government invoked various measures to curb the spread of the pandemic, Waithaka was among thousands of teachers who were sent home as schools closed. Unfortunately for her, she lost her job when it became clear that schools would take a long time to be re-opened.

With few options on the table, Waithaka had to think of a way to survive, seeing as her income had suddenly been cut short. This is when she came up with a brilliant idea that quickly put her back on her feet; selling fish-head soup.
Waithaka, a middle-aged woman, runs a soup joint in Ngondi - a small town on the border of Nakuru and Narok counties- where long distance truck drivers and locals troop to for a cup of the unique soup. The 25-year-old sources fish heads from fishermen at Lake Naivasha where they are in abundance and at a throw away price.