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I profit more farming geranium than I did employed in Lebanon

Julia Nyambura, 28, says she makes more money from farming geranium than she saved as an employee in Lebanon. [Gardy Chacha, Standard]

Every year, thousands of Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates fail to attain minimum university entry qualification of C-plus. Many never make it to gainful employment. That is the situation Julia Nyambura was facing in 2011.

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