- Despite his little formal education, Amos Oyier acquired boat crafting skills that earn him over KSh 120,000 monthly
- Oyier learnt to craft boats over a decade ago in Ndede Island, Siaya county, through observation and innate talent
- He has employed two permanent workers at his workshop and regularly hires up to 10 casuals when business peaks
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When Amos Oyier dropped out of Class Five due to financial challenges, he never lost hope.
His determination to learn transformed his life, given that despite his little formal education, he acquired boat crafting skills that earn him over KSh 120,000 monthly.
Oyier learnt to craft boats over a decade ago in Ndede Island, Siaya county. He did this through observation and innate talent.
He said his boat-making skills would enable his children to complete their studies as he spends the profit to educate them so they cannot drop out like him.
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"Having come from a poor background and dropped out of primary school, I don’t want my children to go through what I encountered,” Who Owns Kenya quoted him.
How many orders does Amos Oyier get?
Oyier has employed two permanent workers at his workshop and regularly hires up to 10 casuals when business peaks.
He revealed he gets two to four orders per month, with demand for boats from fishermen coming from Wakula, Osindo, Wichlum, Liunda, and Mageta beaches.
Depending on the demand, he sometimes moves to different places to construct the boats.
He charges KSh 30,000 for a small boat and up to KSh 70,000 for a big one. Besides crafting new boats, he also does repairs.
"The fishing boats are usually built smaller than passenger boats, which are also used to transport goods across the lake," he told Business Daily.
The venture enables him to feed his polygamous family of three wives and 10 children.
His income ranges between KSh 2,000 and KSh 15,000 daily.
"A boat is not like a car that can be parked by the roadside when it develops a mechanical problem. Boats have to be built very carefully,” he expounded.
How much Nakuru Class 8 dropout makes
In related news, TUKO.co.ke reported James Kihenu's dream of becoming an accountant fell through when he could not join secondary school due to a lack of fees.
The businessman resorted to doing menial jobs, including labour in other people's farms to make ends meet.
He later quit employment in 2011 to set up his own business, Jimmy's Choma Bite, in Nakuru city with a start-up capital of KSh 30,000. It earns him over KSh 600,000 monthly.
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Elsewhere, Paul Kihuha is the founder of Protisa Creations, Life Care Agency and Protisa Foundation, which has mentored over 45 people.
He founded Protisa Creations in 2013 when he realised the challenges faced by the local film industry in terms of equipment.
The entrepreneur who earns over KSh 100,000 daily never set foot in secondary school gained his skills from his father, who was a blacksmith.
UoN dropout establishes KSh 10m company
In a separate story, Anthony Kahinga founded WeFixTech, a phone and laptop repair shop in the capital city, Nairobi.
The University of Nairobi (UoN) dropout revealed he diverted school fees to establish the company.
"I enrolled in the University of Nairobi to study Chemistry, but I had no passion for this. Mine was a passion for entrepreneurship," Kahinga disclosed.
WeFixTech has since employed over 10 people and grown to a venture worth more than KSh 10 million.
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