Nairobi Woman Who Has Been Selling Mitumba for Years Buys a New Truck a Week After Buying a Car

Nairobi mtumba businesswoman Emmah Alicia Ambetsa has announced another milestone, revealing in a Facebook post that a truck registered in her name has been hers for more than three months.

She said the reality of it has only now sunk in, and that she is preparing to have the vehicle branded. Alicia described the journey as one built on faith, sacrifice, determination and consistency.

She wrote that she finally believes she is not dreaming, and her followers, who have watched her celebrate several wins, flooded the post with congratulations.

The trader’s business, Alicia’s Mtumba Bales, began with a single bale of second-hand clothes. She did not wait for big capital, choosing instead to reinvest her earnings steadily and stay the course despite the challenges that come with entrepreneurship. Her enterprise has since improved her own finances and created jobs for others.

She has often urged young Kenyans not to despise small beginnings. Speaking to TUKO.co.ke earlier, she said, “I started small, and see how it has grown. That step was important because I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t start.”

She also told people whose progress feels slow to keep going, saying patience and consistency eventually pay off.

The truck follows several other big moves. She recently bought herself a Peugeot 3008, and in November 2025 she touched many Kenyans by building her parents a home in Butere, Kakamega County.

Alicia gave followers a tour of the nearly completed bungalow, which has three bedrooms, a sitting room, a dining room, a kitchen, a toilet and a bathroom.

She also shared photos of the mud house she grew up in, which made the transformation for her family all the more emotional.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AA6eGvg2K/

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