Jane Mango, a 26-year-old graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Education, has forged a successful entrepreneurial path by establishing a tractor hire business in Siaya County, Kenya, defying traditional job scarcity challenges.

• Ms. Mango operates two tractors, purchased by her father, Mango Ogwang’, for services including cultivating farmlands, water supply, and goods transport.
• During peak seasons, the business generates up to Sh40,000 per week (Sh120,000 monthly), significantly more than typical employment.
• Challenges include finding trustworthy drivers and addressing client skepticism about a young woman operating heavy machinery.
• Ms. Mango plans to acquire a third tractor and open supermarkets, while pursuing a master’s degree in project management at the University of Nairobi.