Last week, we hit the road to interview the last of the contestants from the first season of Ruka Juu.On Wednesday, we traveled to the town of Kibaha (Kee-baa-haa) where the winner of last season, Idrissa (Ee-dree-sah) works as a barber. His shop is small but effective. The shell of his shop is a cargo container. He has two chairs and he is doing quite well. He won five million Tanzanian Shillings (approx. $3,200 CAD)... not a lot of money to us, but a huge amount to the contestants. In addition to his barbershop, Idrissa emcees at various clubs in the area. Like so many people here, he has his hands in more than one business. On Thursday, we jumped in the truck and headed south to the Rufiji (Roo-Fee-jee) Region. The town is called Ikwiriri
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