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High expectations for forum from founder of construction SME

Gertrude Kurgat

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.

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