Business

Samuel Gikandi

Gikandi is an experienced Information Communication and Technology (ICT) expert and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a company called Africa’s Talking.

The objective of Gikandi's company is to unlock the huge potential of mobile communication networks in Africa by simplifying the technologies and processes needed to exploit them.

Jessica Fransisca Colaco

Jessica Fransisca Colaco has been in the information and technology sector for over 15 years. She is a talent strategist, computer scientist and a musician. 

Colaco is an ICT expert and the co-founder of iHub. She was the first woman in music and tech to release a music single (Momentum) on Non-fungible Tokens (NFT) in Kenya.

Judith Adem Owigar

Judith Adem Owigar has held various positions in the technological field in the last 10 years.

She is the founder of Jua Kali Workforce Limited and co-founder of Akirachix. Akirachix promotes the use of technology by African women.

Owigar founded the Juakali Workforce Limited to address the challenge of unemployment in Kenya. 

Kagure Wamunyu

Wamunyu is the founder and CEO of Jumba Company. The firm simplifies the purchasing and financing of construction materials.

The Alliance Girls High School alumni has previously worked as the Head of Global Operations Kobo360, Senior Director of Strategy for Bridge International Academies in East Africa and the former Country Manager for Uber in kenya. 

Rajan Shah

Rajan Shah is the national chairman of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), a position he assumed in July 2022.

Shah is also a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Capwell Industries Limited, a food and beverage manufacturing company.

Wangechi Kamau

Wangechi Kamau is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and founder of Classic Steel East Africa Limited, located in Nairobi.

Classic Steel East Africa Limited specialises in the production of steel and fabrication. Wangechi's venture also supplies products such as stainless kitchen equipment, bakery, cold room, hospital kitchen equipment, stainless steel balcony and staircase railings and stainless steel cladding. 

Peter Ndegwa

Peter Ndegwa is the Safaricom’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO). His appointment in 2020 made him Safaricom’s first Kenyan CEO.

Before joining Safaricom, Ndegwa was the Managing Director at Diageo.

Ndegwa began his tenure when Safaricom's growth had plateaued.