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Artiste banks on music, art to avoid unemployment noose

Athanas Mwachofi Babu, aka Babu Mapenduzi, is among the youth in Voi town, Taita Taveta County, determined to use their God-given talents to earn a living, rather than be counted among the unemployed.

The 26-year-old spends his time in recording studios working on his songs or painting shop walls, sign posts and portraits.

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