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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.

Eddie Butita

Eddie Butita is a Kenyan comedian, content creator, and film producer whose humour and comic nature have made him a household name in the entertainment industry.

After first establishing himself as an act in The Churchill Show, Butita has grown from strength to strength. 

He eventually ventured out on his own and is now a bonafide star standing out for his content creation, emceeing as well as both act and stand-up comedy.

Ndindi Nyoro

 Ndindi Nyoro is a Member of Parliament representing Kiharu Constituency. 

The legislator was re-elected to the position after winning with a landslide in the 2022 general polls. He is the only MP to retain the seat since Kenneth Matiba.

Ndindi is a staunch ally of President William Ruto and is part of the Head of State’s inner circle.

Nyoro has consistently been ranked as the best-performing MP in the country for three consecutive years.

Kariuki Ngari

Kariuki Ngari is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Standard Chartered Bank Kenya, a position he has held for the past four years. 

Ngari is a decorated career banker with over three decades of experience across Retail, Corporate, Treasury and Risk management. 

Throughout his career, he has held various senior leadership roles across the industry at both local and international level. 

Ndungu Nyoro

Ndugu Nyoro is an advocate for education for all and the founder of Affecto Foundation, a non-profit organization that focuses on nurturing responsible young adults. 

Being the brains behind Affecto's Watoto Wasome mentorship program, he had dedicated himself to promoting the right to education for children from underprivileged backgrounds.

Due to his works, Nyoro was honoured with the ABE International Award for advocating affordable and accessible education in Kenya in 2023.

Willis Otieno

 

Willis Otieno is a Kenyan long jump athlete.

In June this year, Willis won Kenya's first medal, silver, at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, Germany after finishing second in the standing long jump.

Otieno, 22, managed 1.25m off his third and final attempt in a contest won by  Hajredini Agron of North Macedonia on 1.6m. Sepulveda Roman of Colombia was third after registering a hop of 1.13m.