Many Kenyans have come to believe that without formal education, it is hard to make a living or become a productive society member.
This myth however is busted by one Stephen Njoroge from Munyaka, Eldoret town. Njoroge dropped out of nursery school due to poverty and has since never stepped in class again.
However, he is not the kind that gives up on life. He has come up with an ingenious way of keeping him going by inventing a barbed wire making machine.
"Before I started this job, I was a bodaboda rider where I was getting less than Sh300 a day," says Njoroge.
He adds: “I am doing well having started with only Sh7,000 capital. I am looking forward to securing a loan from Uwezo Fund so that I can expand my business.”
Njoroge says that he is doing well in comparison to when he was a bodaboda rider and he will do better with additional capital.
Though he says there are many challenges in his business, he urges young people to be innovative and look for opportunities as they are everywhere.
He says that more than 30 people now rely on his venture to make a living.