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Mutahi Kibugu

Coming from a storied family of successful golfers in Kenya, Mutahi Kibugu has kept the family passion alive.

In 2022, his older brother, Njoroge Kibugu, was the only Kenyan who made the cut at the Magical Kenya Open. This year, Mutahi followed suit.

His father Daniel Kagwe was also an amateur golfer in the 2000s

Mutahi emerged at position 139 in the 2019 Kenya Open but qualified as the top junior in Kenya in 2021

Sammy Chemoiwo

Sammy Chemoiwo is a principal at the Rift Valley Institute of Science and Technology (RVIST)

In May 2023, he received a gold medal in the leadership category for inclusivity.

Additionally, his school was honored with a gold medal for the Sustainable Development Goals Award at the sixth edition of the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics.

Eric Gitari

Eric Gitari is a former Executive Director at the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC). He is also a lawyer, teacher, researcher and author.

During his tenure at NGLHRC, Gitari championed legal and policy reforms towards equality and full inclusion of sexual and gender minorities in Kenya.

In 2015, the NGO which was headed by Gitari at the time, defended two men who had been arrested for being gay.

Blessed Njugush

Putting a smile on people's faces is not as easy as it seems.

It becomes an even more challenging task when someone not only achieves this but also succeeds in cultivating a devoted following and establishing a sustainable brand.

Njugush has remarkably accomplished this, placing him in the exclusive league of Kenyans who have dared to defy this year. 

Bowen

Bowen is a Grade 6 student at Techlit Africa - an organisation that imparts digital skills to children in rural primary schools. 

The organisation is owned by Nelly Cheboi - a techpreneur who was feted as CNN's Hero of the Year in 2022. 

Bowen has been recognised for teaching and breaking down code in the Swahili language on TikTok.

Such is his impact that his videos have garnered views ranging between 100,000 to 500,000. 

Brian Ole Karbolo

Brian is a nurse at Garissa Referral Hospital, a humanity advocate who values humanity and always strives to do his best to improve humanity.

Brian studied at the Kenya Medical Training College in Garissa where learned before becoming a nurse.

Richard Mathenge

Richard Mathenge is the team lead at Sama - a global company that focuses on data annotation solutions for enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI) models.

He is a resourceful Public Relations professional with over seven years' experience in the Customer Service industry. 

He has also been instrumental in promoting Artificial Intelligence within the continent. 

Mathenge, alongside other Kenyans were part of the team outsourced for training ChatGPT. 

Evans Chebet

Imagine beating the greatest marathoner of all time.

That’s what Evans Chebet did in April winning his second successive Boston Marathon as Eliud Kipchoge settled for sixth position.

But first things first, who is Evans Chebet?

Aged 35, Chebet is a 3- times major marathon runner who has competed at the highest level on the international stage.

Patrick Odongo

Patrick Odongo is a rugby player who plays as a winger for the Kenya Sevens and the Daystar Falcons.

Odongo who is blessed with bags of pace, agility, and sheer talent has been tipped as the next big thing as Shujaa prepares itself to usher in a new generation of superstars.

In October he was crowned the Sports Personality of the Month after he managed seven tries during the Rugby Africa 7s event that also doubled up as a qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Hasmukh Patel

Hasmukh Patel is an accomplished industrialist and a philanthropist.

Patel is the founder of one of Kenya's biggest cement manufacturers, Mombasa Cement.

He is also the director of Corrugated Iron Sheets in Kenya and Tororo Cement which is based in Uganda.

Through his foundation Hasmukh Patel Foundation, Patel has supported needy students across the country with scholarships. He has also sponsored various charitable causes across various industries.