The world has numerous instances that suit the phrase "disability is not inability" and that of the blind hawker Joseph Mwangi from Murang'a County definitely qualifies.
The year was 2015 and Mwangi, 27, was fed up with his family members discriminating him when he decided to throw his hat into the hawking ring.
Mwangi revealed that he relished the trade since, at the end of the day, it made him independent and that he was not a burden to anyone.
"Kile kinaniskuma kufanya hii kazi ni kuwa na ile zeal ya kujitegemea. Sitaki kuwa mzigo kwa watu (What drives me in this business is possessing the zeal to become independent. I do not want to be a burden to other people)," he told Daily Nation.
"Hakuna vile naeza taka wakati mmoja nisikie nimekula chakula kile sijatolea jasho (There is no time I want to hear that I ate food which I did not sweat for)," he continued.
Mwangi hawks Items like sweets and lollipops in Kiriaini Bus Terminus in Murang'a county where he is known as "the special one."
Just like every other businessman, Mwangi has also experienced challenges in his line of work where people scold him after he unknowingly hand them products they did not purchase.
He is, however, keen on dealing with currency since he uses the sense of touch and feel to tell the amount of money he is given and in most instances, he returns the correct balance.
"Notes and coins have different size and weight, by touching and feeling I can tell how much money a customer has given me," he revealed.
Mwangi attended Thika School for the Blind for his primary and secondary education.
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