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.
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.
Thandiwe Muriu is a photographer who fell in love with art at the young age of 14.
When learning the craft, she was driven by the burning desire to be the best in her field and as such, she took every online class, immersed herself in every book she could find, and studied tutorials extensively.
Fast forward, her work has been recognised globally and covered by international media outlets such as Vogue.
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.
It is said that leadership is a skill and Tom Gitogo, the Group Managing Director and the CEO of Britam Holdings Plc, has it in abundance.
Gitogo sits at the helm of a modern financial services company with operations in 7 African countries including Uganda, South Sudan, Mozambique, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Malawi.
He is an accomplished professional with skills ranging from General Management, Finance Operations and Talent Management, as well as Commercial and Business Strategy.
Popularly known by his self-styled title Mkurugenzi, Abel Mutua is a filmmaker, scriptwriter, actor and content creator.
He first rose to national prominence for his starring role in Citizen TV’s Tahidi High where he was casted as Freddie, a mischievous character.
Philip Karanja is a Kenyan film producer, director, and actor.
He started off his profession by featuring Melvin in the popular television show Tahidi High, a feat which served as his breakthrough in the Kenyan film industry.
In his decade-long film career, Karanja has bagged several film credits.
Ferdinand Omanyala is a Kenyan athlete who enjoys the privilege of being recognised as Africa’s fastest man and the 9th fastest man of all time.
In August, Ferdinand Omanyala claimed Kenya’s first 100m gold medal in 60 years at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
This year, Africa’s fastest man made his Olympic debut in Paris. Although he didn’t win a medal, his efforts to elevate Kenya in a discipline the country rarely excels in are commendable.
Anthony Githinji is the founder of Semiconductors Technologies Limited (STL) which is steering Kenya into the technological world.
Located in Nyeri, STL deals in nanotechnology products designed to power modern devices ranging from mobile phones to refrigerators.
Githinji is a visionary and has earned admiration after he partnered with Dedan Kimathi University to train students in STEM with the sole objective of scouting and growing the right workforce for his company.
John Chweya is an environmental champion and an advocate for waste picking.
He currently serves as the president of the Kenya National Waste Pickers Association, which has over 30,000 members across the nation.
Chweya has been playing a crucial role in sensitising people on environmental conservation, having grown in the informal areas where most dumpsites are located.