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It’s market day and James Ndwiga is camping at the Kiambu stage. He wakes up at 5am to open his business.
He is a mobile knife sharpener. He covers long distances using his bicycle to carry his tool of trade to meet his many customers but on this day, he is tending to mama mbogas and butcheries at the busy stage.
“I move around from 6am to 6pm targeting households, butcheries and markets.” After being in this trade for 20 years, the 40-year-old confirmed to CityBiz that he pockets Sh1,000 in profit every single day.
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