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How death turned into my business

Caroline Wanjiru during an interview at her coffin shop in Nairobi [David Njaaga,Standard]

“My three children are used to what I do. In fact, every evening after school, my lastborn son, who’s nine, comes to check up on me. He doesn’t find my business odd,” starts Caroline Wanjiru.

But while her children have no issues with her business, the 32-year-old does raise some eyebrows among her friend and relatives.

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