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How I set up firm worth Sh78m at 24

How I set up firm worth Sh78m at 24

By Lillian Kiarie

Franklin Akoko had a rough childhood. He buried his parents on the same day while still in primary school, the money left for him and his younger sister’s upkeep was squandered on alcohol, and the two were forced to relocate to Nyakach to live with their grandmother, who struggled to raise them.

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