The founder of Mukabwa studios, Hillary Mukubwa uses hand looms to create clothes and fabrics in a bid to keep Kenya's cultural heritage alive.
FILE - A model poses for a photo before the Kibera Fashion Week event in the Kibera slum of Nairobi
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