Top 100 Kenyans 2020

Karanja Kibicho

Karanja KIbicho is the Principal Secretary, State Department for Interior. He holds a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, a Masters of Science (MSc) degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Mechanical Engineering.

Sylvia Mulinge

Mulinge is the Chief Customer Officer at Safaricom PLC. She leads Safaricom's customer focus through leadership of the Consumer Business, Sales Operations, Customer Care Service, Brand Marketing & Experience, Digital and Market Development.

Sanda Ojiambo

Ojiambo is the CEO and Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact, a position she was appointed to on June 17, 2020, by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.

As the CEO of UN Global Compact, Ojiambo leads the US-headquartered organization that guides and supports the global business community in advancing UN goals and values through responsible corporate practices. 

Rita Kavashe

Rita Kavashe is the Managing Director, Isuzu East Africa.

She has a Bachelor’s degree in Education from Moi University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Nairobi. Kavashe is also an alumnus of the Harvard Business School. 

Orlando Lyomu

Orlando Lyomu is the Group Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director at The Standard Group PLC.

He graduated from the University of Nairobi and holds an MBA from Strathmore Business School.

Jane Karuku

Jane W. Karuku was appointed the Kenya Breweries Limited Managing Director in September 2013. Before KBL, she was the President of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).

Karuku holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Food Science and Technology from the University of Nairobi and an MBA in Marketing from the National University of California. 

Wachira Waruru

Wachira Waruru is the Group Managing Director of Royal Media Services which owns Citizen TV, Inooro TV and 12 other radio stations.

Waruru has been the Managing Director since 2007 where he is credited with shaping and driving the growth and expansion of Royal Media Services which has seen Citizen TV and radio stations dominate in their respective segments.

Peter Ndegwa

Peter Ndegwa is the Safaricom CEO, a position he has occupied since April 1, 2020, following the demise of Bob Collymore in 2019.

Ndegwa was previously the Europe Continental Managing Director at Diageo, a role he held since July 2018.

Narendra Raval

Dr. Narendra Raval is the founder and chairman of Devki Group, a regional manufacturing conglomerate with steel, cement and roofing sheet factories.

In March 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed Raval as the Chancellor of Egerton University.   

Mugo Kibati

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

He is also the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (LTWP) chairman, a power project that was declared the biggest in Africa by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and occupies 40,000 acres (162km2) of land.