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Ex-banker rides on quality to sew thriving bag firm

Drawstrings Bag Kenya founder Peggy Ollode at her work station in Uthiru, together with her tailor, Maurice Simba. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG

By  JAMES KARIUKI

Ms Peggy Ollode was nursing her newborn baby when her firstborn son returned home carrying school books soaked in juice.

The 36-year-old mother, who was then working as a general manager of a local microfinance, decided to improvise.

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