Financial engineer carts his car wash to doorsteps
Tuesday March 09 2021
Summary
When Covid-19 struck, a number of carwashes closed shop due to reduced customer traffic as people endeavoured to work from home.
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) where he was a research and policy analyst, just like other State agencies encouraged remote working.
Being out of work meant that he had a lot of free time on his hands which he used to think of business ideas he could actualise.
When Somoni Miruka enrolled for Financial Engineering degree, he had no idea that one day he would be dabbling in washing cars, a job that is not associated with those who have attained his level of education. Yet washing cars is now what is putting food on his table as well as meeting other bills.