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Economics graduate now a charcoal trader

George Mochu Ngari with his employee Patrick Mukhwana at the site where he makes environmental friendly charcoal briquettes.

As thousands of young people throng urban centres to seek employment, one graduate from Majengo Estate in Narok has put away his Bachelors of  Economics degree and ventured into a totally unrelated field - making environmentally-friendly charcoal briquettes.

After tarmacking for one and a half years looking for a white-colour job, the 26-year-old graduate from Kenyatta University, George Ngari, decided to put aside his academic papers and rolled up his sleeves to start a charcoal manufacturing business.

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