Aged just 24, Gertrude Kurgat and Linda Rotich are among Kenya’s youngest female entrepreneurs in the booming construction field. Their entrepreneurial spirit has seen them make commendable forays in a sector dominated by companies with deep pockets.
Already, just one year in, the young graduates’ firm, Orchid East Africa Ltd, has been sub-contracted to supply construction materials for several ongoing private and public sector projects, and is pre-qualified for Government tenders in the construction sector.