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From donkey cart operator to timber yard owner

John Wahinya

Despite dropping out of school at class six, 30-year-old John Wahinya today takes pride in his investments.

The father of two began working at an age when most of his age mates were in class reading books. With no articulated career path, he would do anything that came in handy even if it offered pittance in terms of wages.

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