Michael Kabiah’s background is humble. He was orphaned at 16 and never made it to college like his peers. He, however, did not cast his fate to the wind and defied all odds to become an established entrepreneur. After his secondary school education, his grandfather, who was left to care for him after his mother […]
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Kenyan entrepreneur Wambui Mukenyi studied accounting to appease her parents, but her real passion has always been fashion. While in school she interned as an assistant for a designer for two years and got to see how the fashion business works. When she graduated, then aged 24, Mukenyi started her own business using her personal […]
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That the property market in East Africa has witnessed a boom in the last few years is without a doubt. What is uncertain in many peoples’ minds however is whether this is a boom or a bubble. There are a number of factors that suggest that the boom is real, and here to stay. In […]
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Ian Kahara and Kimiti Wanjaria: Sigona Valley Project These two young men are co-founders Sigona Valley project, a multi-million-shilling investment (Sh350million) in Sigona on the Nairobi-Naivasha highway about 20 kilometres from the central business district. The Sigona Valley development boasts of 30 four and three bedroom stand-alone houses with ample parking. Kahara and Wanjaria started the […]
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Joyce Mbaya, Founder/Author, Gibebe Ltd Age: 30 Education: Bsc Computer Science & Mathematics, University of Central Missouri in the US Career: Founder, Author, CEO at GIBÉBÉ Ltd; VAS Project Manager at Safaricom; Apprentice Africa; Commerce Bank, Kansas City, US Accolades: Youngest and Female Speaker / Coach with a book by the age of […]
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In 2002, the frustrations associated with finding a good egg incubator to hatch chickens to sell and sustain his fledgling poultry business, drove Geoffrey Kago to invent one. So with around $6 he built one incubator, which marked the starting point of a poultry enterprise worth over $100,000 today. Geoffrey Kago It has been quite […]
Read MoreEric Kinoti is the 27-year-old founder and managing director of Shade Systems East Africa. He talks about his journey from cashier to successful businessman. How did you get into business? I got into business in 2004 while working as a cashier in Kenya’s coastal town of Malindi. I would travel across the country to source […]
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Farhana Hassanali–Hashmani, property development manager at HassConsult, How did the market perform last year and what are your projections for 2013? Last year wasn’t the best for the industry, but I wouldn’t say it was the worst either. Overall we saw that prices began to mature and as one of the indicators of the housing […]
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