As the country inches closer towards the August 8 Election, little is known about a group in Central Kenya that is pushing and funding President Uhuru Kenyatta’s campaign.
The group dubbed “The Mt Kenya Foundation”, was formed at the height of the 2007 post-election violence.
The group comprises mainly of tycoons who hail from Central Kenya and has been crucial in pushing the Jubilee agenda in the region.
On January 19, Kenyatta met the group of wealthy politicians at the Thika Greens Golf resort in Murang’a County where they held a closed-door meeting.
He later flagged-off a caravan of lorries which were donated by the group to mobilise young people to register as voters in 11 Mt Kenya counties.
On February 2016, the group met at Windsor Club and raised Sh52 million for Kenyatta’s campaign.
“We run the foundation through contributions from well-wishers and directors who support our cause and to ensure President Kenyatta is re-elected. He has guaranteed stability,” the group’s coordinator Mutuma Nkanata told the Nation.
Here are the founders and key members of the Mt Kenya Foundation.
1. Peter Munga
- He is the Founder of the Equity Bank Group and one of the wealthiest businessmen in Kenya.
-He initiated the Wings to fly programme at Equity Bank – a sponsorship programme together with the CEO James Mwangi.
He also founded the Pioneer Group of schools
2. Wilfred Murungi
- He is the owner of Mastermind Tobacco Kenya (MTK).
-He is an entrepreneur and owns vast wealth in Kenya. In 2016 he sold a 5.88-acre piece of land in Maringo, Nairobi, for Sh1 Billion.
- Apart from owning different companies in Kenya, he is also the director of ARM cement Ltd, Maweni Limestone Ltd among other organisations.
3. Michael Waweru
- He is the former Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) boss.
- Mr Waweru is the second-largest investor in TransCentury limited with a 7.57 per cent stake.
- He is one of the majority shareholders at Kenya Airways.
- He is the chairman of Alexander Forbes Group in Kenya and a board member at East African Cables Limited.
4. Dennis Waweru
He is the current Member of Parliament (MP) for Dagoreti south.
Mr Waweru is the Marketing Director and Chief Dealer at Faida Investment Bank Limited.
He is also one of the insurance tycoons in Kenya.
5. Mutuma Nkanata
He is the coordinator of the group.
Mr Nkanata, who maintains a low profile, is a tycoon from Meru County and has various investments in the country.
