PRIME Meet Mercy Mutemi, the bold lawyer taking on big tech companies 'Some people are still stuck in the old mentality that legal practice needed to look one way, and that’s where the ageism comes out.'
PRIME The soft spoken 'iron lady' of Kenya's public service becomes major private sector investor Regulatory disclosures show that Ms Koimett’s stake rose from 17.48 percent in August to 18.24 percent in October.
PRIME Life after the corner office: Allan Kilavuka learns to take back his time 'I was brought up on a farm, so I’ve always been a farmer at heart. I just never had the opportunity to dedicate my time to one. When I go to my farm, I don’t just supervise. I put on my farm...
PRIME What a family business successor learned about wealth, leadership and legacy 'Learning and growing. My dad was about my age when he died. When you are younger, you assume you know everything, but the key is staying open to learning.'
PRIME From M-Pesa pioneer to Absa boss: The rise of Sitoyo Lopokoiyit His rise to the top starts from humble beginnings and captures resilience, passion and a bit of luck including being in the right spaces at the right time.
PRIME From Olympic gold to sobriety: Wilfred Bungei’s second race "As an alcoholic, you have only three destinations," he says. "Rehabilitation, death, or jail."
PRIME Ex-PS whose leap into a State job turned a nightmare Ms Omollo was among senior government officials accused of facilitating irregular payments running into hundreds of millions of shillings, to companies that allegedly supplied goods and services...
PRIME Anselm Croze: How I built a life and business at Kitengela Glass 'Before you can start thinking about an artwork, you need years of training just making tumblers so you know how to manipulate the material.'
PRIME Kenyan industrialist, scorched by forex fraud, fights to recover hundreds of millions of shillings Mr Shah knew Mr Nesbitt both socially and professionally, including through the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (Kepsa) and the East African Business Council (EABC).
PRIME From obituaries to world records and the discipline behind her legacy 'Nobody believed in me at first, apart from my parents. They didn't have any restrictions; they were just watching to see what would come out of this.'
PRIME Yusuf Omari: From Eastland's tarmac pitches to Absa corner office His rise has been less about chasing titles than embracing opportunities, taking on unfamiliar challenges and broadening his experience across the bank
PRIME Alice Kang’ethe: The economist fighting for a healthier Africa 'Growing up, what I remember most is struggling with inequities. My parents weren't rich, but we didn't lack, we went to public schools, we had meals, the basics. In high school it was in the...
PRIME Kenya Airways first pilot CEO flies away with unfulfilled dreams Dr Kamal’s stint at KQ, however short, was unique. He was the first pilot to run the airline, and one of the few career pilots to rise to the C-suite of a major carrier.
PRIME Chris Mburu: The village boy who made to Harvard, then UN Chris has worked with the UN since 1996. Thanks to his UN job, he has worked in countries like the US, Haiti, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, the Congo, Ethiopia, and Sierra Leone, Cameroon, among others.
PRIME James Ayugi: World Bank fallout puts eCitizen architect at a crossroads Mr Ayugi and Webmasters, the company behind the eCitizen platform, were recently banned from World Bank-funded projects for five years.
PRIME Michael Njogu: 50, successful and still wondering what comes next 'You know how it is, you climb a hill, you get to the top, and from there it's all the way down. That's the only way now. So, I begin to wonder what that's going to be like.'
PRIME Sh6.2bn Telkom deal comes back to haunt investment banker From arranging offshore financing for Kenya’s coffee sector in the 1980s, Mr Ngumi rose through investment banking and his Loita Capital Partners years.
PRIME Gordon Odundo: The game is in injury time, but retirement is not the end “In hospital management, learn not to do the doctor’s work. You’re there to be the head of the institution.”
PRIME Anne Kinuthia-Otieno leaves Airtel Money after brusing M-Pesa battle Her move to Visa comes after a period in which she helped strengthen Airtel Money’s position in a market long dominated by M-Pesa.
PRIME Strathmore Vice Chancellor Dr Vincent Ogutu and 40 Years in Opus Dei 'God has a plan for you. There's something you're supposed to accomplish, and you should start working on it the moment you discover it.'
PRIME From the corner office to the political storm: The Mwangi Wa Iria story More than a decade after he was first elected governor of Murang’a, Wa Iria is fighting to hold on to assets creditors have put up for sale, including his Karen home and a hospital.
PRIME Pius Mwendwa: Nobody can take away my legacy at KPC Mwendwa attributes his rise to a willingness to think beyond the traditional boundaries of his profession.
PRIME The dealmaker behind Kenya's biggest IPO now takes centre stage in investment banking Dr Kenne's broad geographical exposure has proved invaluable, helping shape him into one of the country's emerging dealmakers.
PRIME Manoah Esipisu, the man who spoke for presidents 'Out of every disaster comes something positive. I covered the East African markets. I knew finance ministers, presidents, central bank governors. And of course, I covered wars.'
PRIME Inside Esther Waititu's journey from graduate trainee to 'Mama M-Pesa' Her departure from Safaricom has sparked speculation that she is finally on the cusp of leading a major company.
