VIDEO: Meet Virginia Nduta, Kenyan truck driver thriving in a male dominated field

On a typical day, Virginia Nduta wakes up around 5 or 6 a.m. and drives a Mercedes truck with a 40-foot trailer for as many as 8 hours.

A widowed mother of five and truck driver, Virginia is one of the women who make up just a fraction of the occupation that's male-dominated.

The long hours discourage many women from joining the field, but Virginia says she enjoys the adventures of the road and the freedom to work independently. 

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