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Pauline Okubasu

Pauline Okubasu showing some sample products of Azaavi Foods made out of dried mangoes.

| Richard Maosi | Nation Media Group

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I turn fruits into tasty dried snacks

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By  Richard Maosi

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What you need to know:

  • Pauline says she came to learn of fruit drying while working with an airline.
  • In five years, Pauline hopes to be one of the entrepreneurs contributing to sustainable development goals.

Kyumbi, tucked in Machakos County, is a dry area with scanty vegetation and sparse population. The sun, they joke, wakes up and sleeps here.

But there are gems here. Some 400 metres from Kyumbi trading centre one finds Azaavi Foods, owned by Pauline Okubasu.

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