Eight Kenyans made it to the list of 100 most reputable Africans among them the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) CEO Ezekiel Mutua.
According to a list released by Reputation Poll International, the reputation is gauged on four parameters including governance, leadership, business, and their fight against corruption.
Mutua termed his nomination as a recognition of his "crusade for moral and cultural transformation through film and broadcast sector."
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Chief Justice David Maraga also made it to the list due to his leadership role as the President of the Supreme Court of Kenya.
Julie Gichuru, the CEO African Leadership Dialogues, also made it due to her role on the television show that features conversations with leaders, policy makers, movers and shakers across the African Continent.
Celebrated actress and Hollywood star Lupita Nyong’o, who featured in several films including Black Panther (2018), Queen of Katwe (2016) and 12 Years a Slave (2013), also made it to the list.
Also on the list was Angela Ndambuki the CEO of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry - an institution that works to protect commercial and industrial interests of the business community in Kenya.
PLO Lumumba, the former Director of Kenya School of Law that develops professional legal courses for lawyers before their admission to the Kenyan Bar, was equally recognised for his contribution.
Others in the list were Dr Monica Kerretts-Makau a Senior faculty director at Strathmore Business School and Professor Ruth Oniang’o, the founder of Rural Outreach Africa that aims at improving the livelihoods of the rural poor in Kenya.
Prominent politicians who featured include Mauritius President Ameenah Gurib, South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa, Rwanda's Paul Kagame and former Presidents Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Liberia) and Joyce Banda (Malawi).
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Although unfamous, the annual edition of the 100 Most Influential Africans aims to celebrate the personalities who have shaped the year and have made an impact on the region and their respective societies.
