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Female taxi driver in Wajir breaks barriers to earn bread

Ladhan Salat the only female taxi driver in Wajir county. She says wonen should strive for any jobs to cater for their families. [Photo/Boniface Ongeri/STANDARD]

The motor vehicle with bold inscriptions ‘Qali Ladhan’ cruising on the rugged roads of Wajir town leaving behind plumes of dust is a rare spectacle.

But it is not the vehicle that is causing excitement. It is feminine figure of Ladhan Salat behind the wheel.

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