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Meet 21-year-old Kenyan designer taking over the Empire State

Fashion designer Mwagira Muriithi.

At 21, Mwagira Muriithi is a fashion designer charting her own path to glory. Despite being based in the United States, she adamantly chooses to identify with her Kenyan roots and pledges to put Kenya on the map.

Just recently, a Kenyan fashion brand BLKBURD GENES by beloved Kenyan designer Zeddie Loky made headlines after a rare sighting of rapper and mogul Shawn Carter, aka Jay-Z, surfaced online, dressed in the East African atelier's limited collection.

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