Njenga Karume

NJENGA KARUME  (BORN 1929  – DIED 24 FEBRUARY 2012)

Njenga Karume held a diploma in business management from Jeans School (KIA). While Kenya was still under colonial rule, he formed a wholesale shop on Grogan Road (now Kirinyaga Road) in Nairobi. It was one of the few shops in Kenya operated by indigenous people. Read more…

Mutahi Kagwe

Hon. Mutahi Kagwe (born January, 1958), the former Minister for Information and Communications and the fifth Member of Parliament for Mukurweini Constituency.

He has had a stint at the helm of the Kenyan Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Trade, Tourism and Planning. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Nairobi, and an MBA from the United States International University (USIU) of Nairobi. Read more…

Mike Sonko - Gideon Mbuvi

Gidion Kioko Mbuvi also commonly known as Mike Sonko is the Member of Parliament for Makadara Constituency, Kenya. He was elected on September 20, 2010 in a by-election. He was recently kicked out of parliament for wearing earrings and sun glasses.

Dr. James Mwangi

Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of Equity Bank

Dr.James Mwangi holds four Honorary doctorate degrees in recognition of his contributions to the Kenyan society. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a Certified Public Accountant.

James has been honoured twice with Presidential national awards. He is currently the Chairman of Kenya’s Vision 2030 Delivery Board charged with the responsibility of ensuring Kenya becomes a middle income country with global high standards of living by the year 2030. Read more…

Jimnah Mbaru

Jimnah Mbaru is an internationally renowned investment banker who has made a remarkable contribution to the development of capital markets in Africa. He has been associated with the development of financial institutions including the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE), which he served as chairman for 10 years and Africa Stock Exchanges Association, which he launched as a founder chairman in 1993. Currently, he is chairman and director of several companies, including Dyer & Blair Limited, a leading stock broking firm. Read more…

Naushad Merali

Naushad N. Merali is the chief architect of the astonishing success that is the Sameer Group. His dedication, vision and unfailingly astute business sense have helped build the largest economic force in Kenya. Read more…

Manu Chandaria

Manu Chandaria is engaged in work covering many aspects within the framework of a joint Indian family with business interests in more than forty-five countries and a workforce numbered in many thousand. Read more…

Chris Kirubi

Chris Kirubi defies expectations. At age 70, the Kenyan entrepreneur has built an empire spanning real estate, manufacturing and investments that ranks him as one of the wealthiest people in Africa. Which makes it all the more surprising that this businessman in a bespoke suit regularly does stints as a DJ at Nairobi radio station Capital FM – and has more than 13,000 followers on Twitter. Read more…

Moody Awori

Arthur Moody Awori (born 5 December 1927), known as “Uncle Moody”, was the 9th Vice President of Kenya from 25 September 2003[1] to 9 January 2008. Read more…

John Njoroge Michuki: Born December 1932 – Died 21 Feb 2012

John Michuki

John Njoroge Michuki was born 1932 at Muguru village, Iyego Location, Kangema Division in Murang’a County. Educated in Kenya and abroad, Michuki has emerged as one of the prominent and long-serving civil servants and politicians as well as a businessman in Kenya. Read more…