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MS. Mutuku photocopying papers for students

KENYA - Photocopying is one of the best ways to generate an income. Patricia Mwende Mutuku who has a family in Athi River, works for EBN creations which is also known as Document Centre.

EBN creations photocopying service acquires income from around 100 hundred students who photocopy their notes daily.

The business which is in Daystar University near the lecture rooms , is booming because students photocopy their course outlines, class notes and old exam papers. Although notes can be sent through email which is a digital way of accessing notes , other lecturers prefer the analogue way which is to leave their notes for students to photocopy.

Ms. Mutuku started working at EBN fifteen years ago due to its business opportunity. “There is good income and I enjoy working here because I interact with many people”, she said.

The income that she generates from her job not only caters for her transport to Daystar from Athi River but also caters for her daily expenses such as food, rent and school fees.

Some of the challenges that  she faces is the distance of the campus which is  away from the city, if the machine breaks down she has to wait for the mechanic to come from Nairobi.

She said, "Sometimes it could take two days, this means that the business gets shut down". According to Ms. Mutuku the supplies and the prices of materials to sustain the machine is also expensive.

Ms. Mutuku is business minded and hopes to one day own a photocopying business to create job opportunities. Her advice to young people is , "have passion for what you enjoy doing and then gear towards getting the money to start your business”.

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  1. Anonymous17 January 2018 at 11:21

    I remember this lady 😊 Great piece

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  2. Unknown22 January 2018 at 10:36

    Keep it up :)

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  3. Unknown11 February 2018 at 11:47

    Thank you Lloyd and Monib for reading this piece☺️

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