Woman's 'light-bulb' moment enables her to cash in big on creativity

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For 30 minutes straight, Mama Bahati just stared into the emptiness of darkness. The dark abyss filled her bedroom like a cloud of smoke. Her alarm clock had rung at 6am, but getting out of bed was now a struggle. I mean, with the current economic times, would you blame her?

The single parent was a receptionist at a law firm, making Sh30,000 a month. Barely enough to cater for her or young Bahati who had just started pre-school. She needed to pay rent, school fees, cater for the household's food, save some money for bus fare, pay her house manager and save for a rainy day.