In Kericho town, a young couple is quietly making waves in the local Jua Kali sector through hard work, resilience, and a shared passion for carpentry, creating masterpieces for customers through their skills Kevin Okoth, aged 31, and his wife Hellen Njoka Okoth, aged 28, have been running their small carpentry workshop for the past four years, steadily building a name for themselves in the community.
Okoth spoke to KNA said he began working as a carpenter six years ago, learning the trade through hands-on experience, while his wife Njoka, was introduced to the craft while assisting in her father's Jua Kali workshop.
He said their combined skills and determination eventually led them to start their own business as a family which has been working perfectly for them.
Together as a couple they specialize in making beds, chairs, tables, shoe racks, and painting furniture, adding that their work is fully handmade and customer-driven.
