
A Kenyan woman, Peris Maranga, drew attention for an act of kindness toward a hawker in Nakuru. According to Tuko, Maranga paid the vendor for her entire stock of goods but then told the woman to keep everything and continue selling it. The gesture, described as touching, allowed the hawker to earn both from the payment and from reselling her merchandise.
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