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I hit rock bottom – and found the entrepreneur’s greatest weapon

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Like with most sought-after professions, the road to being a lawyer is often a long and drawn-out one.

When Lilly Ngeresa finally got her admittance to the bar, she thought her greatest hurdles were behind her. But seven years into practicing law, the 32-year-old single mother decided to take her career a step further and start her own law firm, Ngeresa & Okallo Associates.

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