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How I found my way in a crowded industry

Joseph Zigumbye, hairstylist. 

Joseph Zigumbye, 28, became a hairstylist out of necessity. His original plan was to become an engineer, but his parents couldn’t afford the school fees.

“I was studying and working part time at a salon to make ends meet, but soon realised I couldn’t do both successfully,” he tells Hustle.

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