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Chamas: It’s no longer a women-only affair

By - Sophia Oyugi | 12yrs ago
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By Sophia Oyugi

Gone are the days when chamas were a women’s preserve. Chamas have been around from the time when our mothers used them to buy utensils, to now when women are investing big time, in real estate, among other things.

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