Uhuru Kenyatta was the fourth President of the Republic of Kenya - a position he served for two terms between 2013 and 2022, under the Jubilee party.
Son to the country’s founding president, Jomo Kenyatta, Uhuru was often perceived as the heir to the proverbial throne.
Raila is the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader who served as the Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013.
An alumni of Kisumu Union Primary School and Maranda High School, Raila spent two years at the Herder Institute, part of the philological faculty at the University of Leipzig in East Germany. In 1970, he graduated with a Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
William Ruto is the fifth President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
Born and bred in Sugoi, Uasin Gishu County, to Daniel Cheruiyot and Sarah Cheruiyot, Ruto has amassed over three decades of experience in politics.
Lawrence Macharia popularly known as Terrence Creative is a creative director, content developer, scriptwriter and talent manager.
Terrence, who is also a comedian and has worked at Kenya’s most popular comedy show Churchill as a creative director, has continued to rise to fame through his parody skits that imitate Kenyan politicians.
The 2022 August general elections provided Terrence an opportunity to display his creativity within the comedy industry.
Johnson Sakaja is the current Governor of Nairobi County, following his election to the position on the August 9, 2022, General Election.
He previously served as the County's Senator for five years between 2017 and 2022. The politician has worked at Pricewatercoopers (PwC), and a cyber cafe before setting up a financial consultancy firm, Arthur Johnson Consultants. '
Over his political career, Sakaja is renowned for championing the rights of school-going children to access at least one meal a day by sponsoring the National School Lunch Bill.
Dr James Mwangi is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Equity Bank.
In June, Mwangi was feted the Top CEO of the Year award at the 2022 Think Business Banking Awards for his sterling leadership of the bank over the years.
The bank was also named the Best Bank in Kenya at the June awards.
Dr Gideon Muriuki is the Group Managing Director and the Chief Executive Officer of Co-operative Bank.
He has over 30 years of experience in the banking industry and has served as Co-op MD since 2021.
Under his leadership, the financial institution scooped the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) 2022 Sustainable Finance Catalyst Awards in October.
Dr Belio Kipsang is the Principal Secretary (PS) in charge of Regional and Northern Corridor Development.
He served as the PS for Education before moving to the State Department of Regional Development in February 2022.
Notably, Belio was nominated as the PS for Basic Education by President William Ruto in October 2022.
Peter Tabichi is a teacher at Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School, Nakuru County.
Tabichi made headlines in 2019 after he was recognised as the best teacher in the world after winning the Global Teacher Prize 2019.
He was recognised for giving 80 per cent of his salary to various community programs around the school.
Joel Shunza Gitali is a Kiswahili teacher at Busia’s St. Stephen Bujwang'a Secondary School in Busia County.
He also doubles as the chairperson of the Kenya Tobacco Control Alliance.