Hellen Nyongesa AKA the mkokoteni lady is one of the most interesting women we have in Kenya. A real enigma! She has made a name for herself by showing us what a can-do spirit can achieve when faced with

What is her story exactly? She started:

“I was born in Kakamega. My father had three wives with my mother being the second wife. I dropped out of school in Form Four due to lack of school fees after his death."

Nyongesa first came to Nairobi around 2005 as a house help. But her she had a bad employer was and this forced her to return home to get married. The marriage was blessed with 3 girls. In 2009, the family then relocated to Kawangware where her husband worked at a mjengo. 

This woman impresses me! Amazing!

Quotes courtesy of the Nairobian