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How Kisumu's female coffin makers are defying gender stereotypes

Maureen Anyango and Penina Atieno are challenging gender norms in a field traditionally dominated by men. [Rodgers Otiso, Standard]

In a small workshop near Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kisumu County, two women are defying cultural expectations in a trade traditionally reserved for men.

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