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Samuel Barakah

Samuel Barakah at his business premises in Buruburu, Nairobi.

| Richard Maosi | Nation Media Group

Nuts change fortunes of rugby player Samuel Barakah

On the east of Nairobi is Buruburu, an expansive settlement that is struggling to live up to its initial dream – a serene middle-class estate.

Highrise residential buildings are fast replacing bungalows and maisonettes constructed many decades ago.