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Navalayo Osembo—the businesswoman who built Africa’s first performance footwear brand.

by Faith James April 9, 2025

by Faith James April 9, 2025

Growing up in Kenya, Navalayo Osembo saw that despite Kenya’s global legacy in athletics, the country had never manufactured performance running shoes that bore its name or story. …

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