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18 years cleaning, mending shoes

Charles Mogembo busy doing his job of shoe polishing along Hospital Road in Kisii as a way of earning a living. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

It is hard not to spot Charles Mogembo, along Hospital Road - Kisii town as he works hard polishing and mending shoes.

Unable to pursue his secondary education, the 37-year-old set off with an initial capital of Sh500 with which he used to buy shoe brushes, washing soap, shoe polish, thread and repair tools.

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