Energy Principal Secretary and close ally to President Uhuru Kenyatta, Joseph Njoroge, boasts immense wealth, one of his major achievements being the construction of the lavish multimillion hotel known as The Rain, located few kilometres off Thika Superhighway along Kenyatta Road that leads to Gatundu Town.
The hotel that opened doors in June 2017 sits on land that belongs to Njoroge but is surrounded by Kenyatta's land on all sides.
According to a source who spoke to Kenyans.co.ke, Njoroge acquired the land after the Kenyatta family agreed to sell it to him due to a long-lasting friendship.
The source further intimated on the exclusive nature of the hotel, which helped host the high and the mighty in government and in the private sector.
“The hotel is expensive and this has placed it as a reserve of the wealthy. However, this goes hand in hand with the services offered.
“Meals are simply not less than Ksh 500 per plate,” he informed.
The hotel also boasts other merits including a vast piece of land that gives way for activities that also attract a high fee.
“Kayaking is available for not less than Ksh 1,000 for 20 minutes, whereas bike riding goes for not less than Ksh 2,000.
“Other services like sitting in the gazebo attracts more charges to the visitors,” added the source.
The principal secretary was first appointed to the Ministry of Energy in 2013.
He was later re-appointed in the same position in 2017 and is among the few officials who have maintained in the same positions for long.
Before appointment to government, Njoroge was the managing director at Kenya Power.
Njoroge stood to be one of the longest-serving officials at the power distributor, having joined it in 1980.
