Life has its fair share of challenges and Joseph Wafula a resident of Nyawita in Kisumu has witnessed it all.
He left home to go to look for a job in Eldoret town after completing his high school way back in 2011 at a village school in Nyawita.
In Eldoret, Wafula landed his first job with a construction company where he earned Sh250 per day which he says was very little considering the tedious work.
He opted out of the business and a business lady took him to work at her butchery and where he got Sh12, 000 per month.
During the evening, he would work at the lady's mutura business which was already established and within a short period of time Wafula had won the hearts of many as his mutura was exemplary.
“Mutura making is an art and the only way of winning your customers is having the sweetest Mutura in town,” said Wafula.
After working for her for a year and realizing he was making someone else richer at his expense, he decided to start his own business back at home.
Speaking to a Hivisasa writer, Wafula noted that his people back home had no idea of what mutura was.
Having saved enough over the years, he bought everything he needed for his business and established a mutura base as he calls it.
Within no time, he was the charm the village hadn’t seen in years and they would come for a treat in the evening to have the unique delicacy.
He explained that the business earns him up to Sh2, 000 per evening on good days.
He has since opened three other mutura joints in Kisumu and has advanced his business to accommodate samosa and boiled meat.
Wafula's business thrives on the ‘secret of his ingredients’ which he attributed to his former master in Eldoret Town.
He further noted that the nature of his business is very friendly since he only works in the evening.
Wafula has since employed four people to help in the business and pays them each Sh400 daily.
He, however, faces a number of challenges with securing a license for his business being his major setback, adding that he has to deal with harsh treatment from county askaris.
“They take advantage of my business since it is hard to get a license permit and that is how they terrorize me,” he explained.