Lunch at the Pinks Restaurant at Muthaiga Country Club. Risper Ohaga is having soup under an umbrella facing the swimming pool. It is a beautiful day, slightly overcast, but still beautiful, the kind of Nairobi afternoon that feels borrowed, because in a few days, the city will be underwater. For now, though, it is a good day. And if you are Risper, it's even better.
She is about to become Group CEO of APA Apollo, one of East Africa's most storied financial services groups, stepping across from six years as chief financial officer (CFO) at East African Breweries Limited (EABL). She will be a leader of leaders. It is the kind of move that looks inevitable in hindsight, and terrifying in the moment.
