Kenyan entrepreneur leaves US, builds bottled miraa business in Nairobi

Handas Juice Limited founder Brian Kiribwa poses with some of the brand’s flavours during an interview on February 20, 2026.

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Success at a young age often comes with a hidden cost. For Brian Kiribwa, that tax was a lifestyle that threatened to outpace his professional growth.

“I was making decisions that would have easily destroyed me,” says the 33-year-old. He was caught up in the folly of “partying as hard as I worked.”

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