82-year-old grandpa breathes new life into old stoves, lamps

Afew metres from Kakamega Central Business District, along Canon Awori back street, sits an old grandpa who is busy repairing old kerosene pressure lamps, stoves and broken down lanterns. Suleiman Saidd, 82, has been doing this job for at least 62 years and is proud of it.

With a broad smile sweeping his face, the octogenarian, who never went to school, says it is a job that has seen him through thick and thin. Slowly but surely, Saidd handles one item at a time and makes even the rusty old stoves whizz to life again, thanks to the massive experience he has gained over time.