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Africa-Press<\/a> – Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Repairing vehicles is an industry that has often been dominated by male mechanics and service providers.<\/p>\n

But the mechanical sector in the country has been changing albeit slowly with a few female mechanics dedicating themselves to breaking the odds provided that they can be outstanding at their work.<\/p>\n

26-year-old Lilian Wanjiku Murugi is one such lady whose services are sought-after by high-end vehicle owners in Nairobi.<\/p>\n

One of her clients is President Uhuru Kenyatta\u2019s motorcade. She particularly repairs and services the BMW Police Chase Bikes and other vehicles owned by the government.<\/p>\n

Her journey of breaking into a male-dominated industry began from a small shade in Dandora where she used to sell spare parts. It is at that time when she got really interested in the motor vehicle industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started selling motor vehicle spare parts at Dandora Juakali. That is when I opened up about venturing into this field. It was really fun,\u201d Murugi said during an interview with KTN.<\/p>\n

Murugi also added that she repaired Maina Kageni’s BMW X6 and another vehicle owned by KNUT boss, Wilson Sossion when the vehicles were just getting into Kenya’s market.<\/p>\n

Her profession, however, has denied her the benefit of having female friends. She says that they are usually looking down on her since the industry involves getting oily and dirty.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t have female friends. Women nowadays do not want to be dirty. When we meet I talk about engines and car spare parts which most of them are never interested in.<\/p>\n

“I don’t have manicures, pedicures or salon-fixed hair, unlike other ladies. We would not have much to talk about,” Murugi explained.<\/p>\n

She has been working as a mechanic at Simba Corporation Salon Car Units for over two years now. It is at this car unit that the president’s motorcade is often repaired.<\/p>\n

According to Murugi, removing tires gives her an upper hand over her male colleagues.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I like most is removing the tires. Customers get surprised by that since they feel that I am small and the wheel is very big,” said Murugi.<\/p>\n

Despite having mastered the art of dealing with high-end vehicles and having people like the president as clients, Murugi lives in a humble one-bedroomed house in Githurai with her son and an adopted daughter.<\/p>\n

According to her colleagues, Murugi is now operating at the same level as the male mechanics and there is no favoritism when assigning roles.<\/p>\n

After selling spare parts in Githuria, she decided to enroll at a local college to expand her skill and motor vehicle knowledge, studying automotive engineering.<\/p>\n

Prior to joining college, she had also been working as a mechanic, a skill she had gotten by observing her friends.<\/p>\n

Her ultimate dream is that she would one day have her own mechanic center and employ as many female mechanics as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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