Mombasa’s no-nonsense female rickshaw driver
By DW
18 September 2021 |
5:27 am
Farida Shenga is one of Mombasa's few female rickshaw drivers. While necessity initially forced her into the profession, she now relishes it and doesn't put up with any nonsense.
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