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Fredrick Ochieng, architect who hawks building plans on streets

Fredrick Ochieng at his “office” on Kimathi Street in Nairobi, where he hawks house plans. He says he makes an average of Sh 30,000 every month. [PHOTOS: PKEMOI NG’ENOH]

By PKEMOI NG’ENOH

NAIROBI, KENYA: When Fredrick Ochieng assisted a fundi to draw a rough sketch of their home in Kisumu when he was only 15, it never crossed his mind that one day he would repeat the same feat several times to put food on the table.

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