For 15 years now Kefah Oira has been doing embroidery in Kisii town’s capital roundabout, in one of the building’s pavement keeping his ears from his critics who have tried to discourage him from his embroidery business commonly associated with women.
Oira who also serves as a Pastor in one of the local church said that the job means all to him, family and a number of poor people in the society for 15 years.
He added that the job was not his dream but since it has fed, clothed, educated and assisted family and others he has decided to settle and do it.
Speaking to this writer on Tuesday he said that he was schooled well like any other person and got a job with one of the companies after doing a course in agriculture.
He worked for 4 years with the company before retrenchment forcing him to go back home where a woman in the village trained him on the craft before he hired a machine which he used until he bought his own and started the business as the first man in the trade.
The decoration man agrees that the business is challenging.
Oira advised youths and job seekers to avoid discriminating jobs provided it is paying.