A group of youths in Ziwani estate in Hospital Ward, Thika sub-county are making a living from used car tyres.
The youths under the umbrella group, Tyre Revolution, collects tyres from various places before selling them to interested customers.
Speaking at Ziwani Shopping Centre on Sunday, the youths led by their leader Samuel Kibobo, said that tyres have helped them stay ahead of their unemployed colleagues in the estate.
"We normally get the tires mainly from various garages in Thika Town at a considerable low price. We can as well get them from individual car owners," said Kibobo.
He added: "We then stack them here every morning where interested customers can come and buy."
Kibobo says that their main customers are makers of sandals (akalas) which he says have gained popularity with local youths of late.
"A single akala maker can buy up to 15 tyres in a week making them our main customers," said Kibobo.
Other customers, he says are those who want to use them in their homes for growing flowers, fencing their kitchen gardens among other uses.
Kibobo now urges other youths in other areas to exploit existing opportunities in their environs to better their lives.
"The proceeds that we get from here, we share equally and save a little for tomorrow. Let youths from other areas be creative and innovative and they will succeed," he said.