Latest profiles stories from across Kenya.
M-Pesa Agent: Patrick Macharia was among the first pioneers of the M-Pesa business in Kenya. By the year 2017, he had 256 M-Pesa agency shops spread across the country. “Most of us (early adopters) were unfamiliar with the kind of jargon…
BY LEILA BURAJE: My name is Leila Buraje. I started my mitumba business immediately after I finished my Fourth Form due to lack of college fees. I did it because it was the only thing I could do then to earn a living. I had also gotten…
Nancy Aketch is the founder and chief executive officer of Taraji Insurance Agency “I was excited about being my own boss when I quit formal employment and founded my own insurance company. But then again, I felt that I had a lot of time…
Did you know that you can turn your debt around into riches? That debt can actually turn out to be a ray of hope? This is what the story of Raymond Cheruiyot, popularly known as Ray of Hope, shows. The story was written by Simon Ciuri:…
Susan Wanjiru Mburu is a businesswoman/manufacturer: “Borrowing money and quick loans in Kenya has been a blessing in disguise for me. In fact, right from the beginning, I always knew that I had to borrow to succeed. However, I have never…
Pyramid Scheme Kenya: Emily Kamunde-Osoro is the director at Rise & Learn, a human resource and leadership consulting firm. Biggest money mistake:I put Sh. 700,000 that I had borrowed to fund my Master’s degree in a pyramid scheme. Back…
Best Business to Start: On Syokimau estate’s Katani Road stands a one-storey building that reflects a kaleidoscope of colour and radiance above the ordinary monotony of homes. The striking building, labelled Zuwena International School, is…
Mitumba Business Kenya: BY CAROLINE OBUYA: Grace Wambere is a wife, a mother, and Chief Executive Officer of Mitumba Chap Chap. Like any ambitious young girl, my thirst for higher education and a better life led me to pack my bags and…
Evelyn Shuku worked as the operations manager at Hemingways Nairobi, a luxury five star boutique hotel. Biggest money mistake: Sometime back, I trusted a salesman on an education insurance product that I took for my children. Although I…
How to Start Hardware Business in Kenya: It was 2009 and Anne had just been voted the best manager in her bank’s branch network worldwide. Having started out as a clerk in 1991 and risen steadily through the ranks, things could only get…
Real estate company in Kenya: This feature is originally written and published by PAULINE ONGAJI in the Business Daily. Cash is always in short supply for many university students and saving is the last thing on their minds. However, Moses…
Most successful small businesses in Kenya: My name is Mike Kubai. Despite being an IT expert, in 2012 I was extremely broke. I decided not to tether my hopes to my inner computer skills. I got two job opportunities. One, a supermarket…
Peris Mbuthia is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Timeless Medical SPA Biggest financial milestone: I hit my biggest milestone when I built my first house without taking a bank loan. Hot on the heels of this milestone was the…
Biogas business in Kenya: Carolyne Wanjiku had been employed for five years before she took the jump into entrepreneurship. Her journey started in 2010, a few months after sitting for her 2009 KCSE exams. “I was employed as a waitress at…
RFH is is affiliated to Ruai Family Hospital. RFH joined prominent hospitals such as the The Aga Khan University Hospital, Coptic Hospital, Gertrudes Garden Children’s Hospital, MP Shah Hospital, The Karen Hospital, Mater Hospital and…
Michael David is the CEO of MoneySense Ltd, an investment firm, and the lead coach at Team MoneySense, a personal finance and investment WhatsApp group. Financial management system: I have a financial management system that addresses the…
Tonny Ichangai is the founder of Accsoft Solutions Limited, a business consultancy company which helps businesses run efficiently and increase profitability by automating processes and training staff on business skills. My biggest…
Elizabeth Munga has worked as the Group Head of Strategy and Business Planning at Britam Holdings Limited. Secret to building wealth: My secret is popular: saving and investing early. It takes discipline to create and maintain a wealth…
Alison Ngibuini is the CEO of Al Is On Production Limited. She is a two-time Top 40 Under 40 Women winner, and has shot over 400 commercials and produced over 20 drama series. The challenges I faced when I started I started my business in…
Wealth creation: Siamanta Martha Van-Labeke is the Revenue Manager at the Ole Sereni Hotel. She speaks on wealth creation and how to make it. Biggest Money or Wealth Mistake: Taking a loan with a plan in mind then digressing from the plan…
Bountiful Safaris: BY MAGGIE NJUKI: To think that Sh. 6000 is enough to start a company is audacious but this is exactly what Esther Njeri Njoroge thought. The bold lady is the director and CEO of one of the leading tours and travel…
Entrepreneurship vs Employment: Entrepreneurship will always supersede employment because it is the path to future success. Entrepreneurs develop business ideas that employees actualize. They take the lion’s share home! However, it’s not…
As the year comes to an end, it’s time to reflect and look back at the year 2024 with abundant gratitude. Across Kenya, many individuals – particularly men – have put in the necessary hard work to make a difference in various industries,…
‘The world is full of good people. If you can’t find one, strive to be one’. This quote perfectly captures the life and mission of Archbishop Anthony Muheria of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri. Archbishop Anthony Muheria has recently…
