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Chapati rolling pin unlocks wealth for trader

Ms Mary Nyambura displays freshly cooked chapatis at her hotel in Majengo, Nyeri, last week. Photo/Joseph Kanyi

Mary Nyambura’s financial fortunes changed dramatically in 2010 when she quit her job as a cook at a public hospital to start her own small business.

Until then, Ms Nyambura lived in a rented house in Majengo slum, one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Nyeri town.

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