MEET KHASINAH-ODERO: FOUNDER SUPAMAMAS KENYA

November 16, 2014.Reading time 9 minutes.

I am sitting in a small coffee shop in Karen, an affluent suburb in Nairobi. I am meeting with Christine Khasinah-Odero, a Kenyan entrepreneur who has taken a somewhat unusual road towards business success. Instead of engaging in ICT, agriculture, real estate, or finance – which are viewed as Africa’s top sectors – she has […]

MEET LUCY WAMBUI: FROM DIVORCEE TO HERBAL CLINICS WORTH OVER SHS2.5 MILLION

May 14, 2013.Reading time 6 minutes.

When she separated from her husband in 1998 Lucy Wambui, a mother of two, was jobless. But that did not stop her from picking up what was left of her life and becoming a millionaire. At 37, Wambui runs five herbal therapy clinics in Nairobi which have a capital base of Sh2.5 millionaire. The headquarters […]