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How hawking jewellery saved me from drug addiction

Patrick Kinuthia goes to work (PHOTO: KELVIN KAMAU)

He is a fashionista and fully understands his trade. The man from Rockline village in Kiambu town has been hawking jewellery for the past three years in various markets and residential areas in Kiambu County.

He is easy to spot from a distance because of his sense of style and love of the bling. People often question his lifestyle arguing that, he is too posh for a hawker.

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