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John Muthama displaying his wares at his workshop in Narok town. He has been making open shoes made from old tyres popularly known as Akala for the last 38 years. (PHOTO: ROBERT KIPLAGAT/ STANDARD)
John Muthama may be 70 years old but he is still raring to go doing the one thing he loves, making Akala shoes.
For 40 years, Muthama worked as a driver with an Indian firm but an accident ended his driving career forcing him to seek an alternate means of eking out a living.
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