Peter Gitonga: How I Make Ksh. 90,000 Monthly Selling Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Tea In Nyeri Town.

Wanyoike Mwangi May 14, 2023

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Peter Gitonga sells roasted yams. Photos: NyeriMohoro NewsHub.

Peter Gitonga, a businessman selling roasted yams, said he lost his job before starting the venture Gitonga admitted that the business is profitable as it enabled him to make major financial moves

He concluded by encouraging jobless young people to work hard and not to be picky about jobs .

A Nyeri businessman man selling roasted yams and sweet potatoes has opened up on the handsome profits he makes.

Peter Gitonga loses job

According to Peter Gitonga, he was employed in the construction industry before suddenly losing his job.

After a month of fruitlessly looking for work, he decided to employ himself by roasting maize.

However, a fellow trader encouraged him to roast yams instead because of the higher profit margins. “I have been doing this job for five years, and it has really helped me and my family,” he told NyeriMohoro NewsHub. “I buy a sack of yams for KSh 3,500 and sell it for KSh 7,000,” said Gitonga, adding that he makes up to KSh 3,000 profit in a day.

Peter Gitonga buys land from selling yams

The businessman said that aside from providing for his wife and kids, selling roasted yams helped him undertake development projects.

“I bought a piece of land and built a shop where my wife works.” According to Gitonga, his wife is contented because he takes good care of the family from the proceeds of his work. “She is very happy.”

Speaking to Wakenyaleo.co.ke, Gitonga encouraged jobless young people not to laze around but instead create employment for themselves

“It is unnecessary to get employed, even if you have gone to school. There are many jobs, including selling fruits and the like. Do something you love, and don’t compare yourself to others. Do not fear getting your hands dirty or what people will say.”