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Work ethic. The one thing that changed my fortunes

Jackson Karaya of Marcalleson Garage working on an engine of a vehicle at Balozi estate, Nairobi. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard]

He loves his Audi A4. Not because it is a luxury sedan but more so for what it represents to him. Fifteen years ago, when Jackson Karaya, 36, first set foot in Nairobi, wearing torn gumboots, he would never have imagined that he would make it this far.

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