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Teacher who turned to brick making now earns Sh90,000 a-month

Mr Francis Tonui outside his eight-bedroom dream house that he built using interlocking blocks.

In 2014, Francis Tonui wanted to build his dream house.

But when he visited a contractor to find out how much it would cost, he was taken aback when he was presented with a Sh16 million Bill of Quantities.

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