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Sabina Joy, man who was among the first blacks to own a car in Kenya

A closed Sabina Joy club in Nairobi on April 15th, 2021.[Boniface Okendo,Standard}

Gerald Gikonyo Kanyuira was an astute businessman and the founder of the popular Nairobi club, Sabina Joy. He was among the first black Kenyans to own a car in the country.

The car in question was an Austin Model, which he purchased for Sh300-a princely sum at the time.

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