Top 100 Kenyans 2019

Mugo Kibati

Mugo Kibati is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the country's third-largest telecommunication company.

He is the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project's (LTWP) chairman, President Uhuru Kenyatta's power project that was declared the biggest in Africa by the African Development Bank (AfDB).

He was also the founder and former Director-General, Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat which was responsible for spearheading the implementation of Vision 2030.

Peter Ndegwa

Peter Ndegwa was October 24, 2019, announced as the new Chief Executive Officer of Safaricom and was expected to assume the office on April 1, 2020.

Currently, Ndegwa oversees the operations of Diageo PLC, a British multinational alcoholic beverages company, in 50 countries in Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, Middle East and North Africa region.

Carol Radull

She is one of the most revered radio personalities in Kenya. Radull is famous for 'The Jaza Stadi' slogan and initiative, which rallies fans to fill stadiums to support local-based sports teams.

The Classic 105 presenter is arguably the best sports presenter Kenya has ever produced. She has risen the ranks to outshine the male-dominated field of sports journalism.

Radull is also a brand ambassador. 

Brigid Kosgei

Brigid Kosgei is the current marathon World Record holder for women running in a mixed-sex race, with a time of 2:14:04 achieved on 13 October 2019 at the Chicago Marathon.

Her win shattered British Paula Radcliffe's Legendary 2:15:25 16-year World Record.

She has finished in the top two in eight of the nine marathons that she has run in her career.

James Mwangi

Dr. James Njuguna Mwangi is a Kenyan accountant, career banker, businessman and entrepreneur.

He is the current Group managing director and Group chief executive officer of Equity Group Holdings Limited, the banking conglomerate with the largest customer base on the African continent.

As of October 2014, James Mwangi was estimated to have a net worth of an upwards of Ksh17 billion.

 

 

Simon Gicharu

Simon Gicharu is the founder of Mt Kenya University. At the age of 46 years, Gicharu became the youngest Kenyan to have established a chartered university in the country

The institution provides a yearly scholarship for underprivileged Kenyan students including the April 2019 edition where scholarships worth Ksh5 million were awarded.

In the past, the institution has partnered with Partners for Care (PFC), a local NGO to sustain an aggressive anti-jigger campaign in Marsabit County.

Chris Kirubi

Dr. Chris Kirubi is a leading Kenyan entrepreneur with investments in the Media, Manufacturing, Property Management, Insurance and Investment Sectors of our economy.

He is an alumnus of INSEAD Institute in France, Handles University in Sweden and Harvard Business School, USA.

In acknowledgment of his contributions to the field of entrepreneurship, he was conferred with an Honorary Philosophical Doctorate in Entrepreneurship by the SMA University, Switzerland.

Sylvia Mulinge

Sylvia Mulinge is the Chief Customer Officer for Safaricom Plc

During her tenure, the company has introduced numerous projects to support underserved members of society including the MPesa Foundation, Safaricom Foundation, Ghetto Classics and Blaze Be Your Own Boss project for the youth.

In June 2019, Mulinge was inducted as the fourth member of the UN women initiative,  Unstereotype Alliance, chaired by Phumzile Mlambo – Ngcuka, the UN Women Executive Director.

Tabitha Karanja

Tabitha Karanja is the CEO of Keroche Breweries the first large brewery in Kenya owned by a non-multinational company.

She is among the few women who are trailblazing their way in high positions in largely men-oriented industries like the liquor industry.

In 2016, she was recognised for her fighting spirit and entrepreneurial mind and awarded the Entrepreneurial Excellence in Africa Award in the Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize in Accra, Ghana.

Brenda Wairimu

Brenda Wairimu is a seasoned actress and TV host, making appearances in several television series.

The Mombasa-born superstar made her debut to television in 2009 when she was cast as one of the actresses in, Changing Times, a pulsating TV drama that aired on KTN. She played Shareefah together with an ensemble cast of Nice Githinji and Ian Mugoya. 

She also starred in Mali, Shuga, Scandals Kibao and Kona.