I am a young man aged 34 years and the second last born in a family of six, where four are brothers and one sister. I am a graduate of Community Development and social work.

I live in Juja area, in the larger Kiambu county of Kenya.

My passion is in online remote work, but of late the gigs are getting less. I then developed interest in importing and selling devices such as laptops, phones, and accessories, which has been substituting my income.

Having previously accessed three loans from Zidisha, I utilized them to get better devices to help in my remote work. The impact was very positive.

Things worked out quite well and I was able to service my loans to the last coin.

As I continue to build on the small business of importing and selling phones and laptops, I am optimistic that partnering with Zidisha will enable me to grow and achieve more.

As an online remote worker, I have also been importing and selling refurbished laptops, accessories and phones from Ebay (US). I look for low-priced but good quality gadgets, purchase and import them through a third party shipping company.

I then list them for sale online on platform such as Facebook marketplace, WhatsApp stories, as well as adverts.

This business is purely conducted online, where upon getting a potential buyer, I send them the pictures, we negotiate prices, and to close the sale, I organize the delivery. The payment is made upon delivery.

I am currently in the process of shipping in some gadgets. I will use the Zidisha facility to hasten paying up the shipping dues, which I am short on.

This will enhance and speed my business up, as I at times have to slow things due to finances, especially when sales aren't moving fast enough.

Gradually as I grow the business, it is likely to offer errand jobs to delivery people. This will be of great benefit to a community where jobs are hard to come by.