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Rael Iramwenya started my working life as a housemaid, but quit after seven months. She found it unrealistic to keep working for others while not advancing financially herself. With her last salary of Sh5,000, she invested in a blowdryer, hair oil, shampoo, towels and set up a salon.
''The beginning was tough as I couldn’t afford seats, so my customers had to sit on the floor. Further, there was barely a sink where I could wash their hair – I used buckets – and I had to borrow a hairdryer at a cost to avoid having my customers seek services elsewhere,'' she recalls.
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