Why American investor John Burns is betting big on Kenya

Johnathan Burns, founder and managing partner of The Burns Brothers and Co-Founder of HQ House, poses for a picture during an interview at Tatu City on March 18, 2025. 

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Entrepreneurs, it is said, dream of selling a toothbrush to every Chinaman.

My subject today, John Burns, the co-founder of HQ Kenya House and managing partner, The Burns Brothers, a US-based company, is no exception. A capitalist at heart, he says, “As much as I am for impact, we must make money."

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