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President William Ruto on Thursday, October 20 recognised one John Ochieng, whom he said represents the spirit of hardwork and self-belief.
The Head of State said Ochieng, a resident of Ongata Rongai in Kajiado County, rose from providing carpentry services during the construction of 734 affordable housing units in Rongai to owning one of the houses, when he (Ruto) commissioned them on Wednesday, October 18.
"We want to recreate the experience of hardworking Kenyans like John Ochieng, who is present as one of my guests today," said Ruto during his Mshujaa Day speech at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi.
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