When Peter Justice Kalei,30, graduated from Mount Kenya University Thika Main Campus a few years ago, he didn’t know that at one particular time he would own his own business.

A graduate in Computer Science, Kalei established a business dubbed Justiz Enterprises in the low income Manyani estate in Nakuru East.

When Mtaa Wangu visited him, ‘Justo’ as he is commonly known revealed that he started the business in May 2022 with a capital of Sh 110,000, savings from his previous job.

“Before, I was employed in town (Nakuru) in a phone repair shop, but I just reached a point where I felt I should quit and start my own thing,” he narrates.

According to Justo, his expectant wife made him work even harder.

“I had a dream of opening my own work place so that I can grow. We used to work on commissions, but here I am my own boss.”

His new business is now doing well where he admits he makes between Sh 7,000 and Sh 10,000 weekly from both the movie sales and phone repairs.

Unlike his former work place, Justo says he is content with the business, citing that he has freedom at work.

For him, repeat customers are key to his business.

He adds that planning is key for any business to succeed, something that he is now practicing and passing it on to his younger brother who assists in running and managing the business.

“What is key is how you plan yourself with what you get,” says Justo.

Justo, who has a dream of opening a branch in Nakuru town, says even though the business is not where he expected it to be, he cannot give up.

His appeal is for the County administration to revise the license fee for small and medium enterprises, which he says is too high for single businesses.

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