The entrepreneur turning soapstone into corporate gold

There are many ways to describe Mogusu Momanyi’s soapstone enterprise, which is based at the Sarit Centre in Nairobi’s Westlands district. With a shop selling carved items on the ground floor and a soapstone exhibition in the basement, it’s easy to view it as a young man’s dream come to life. The shop has been open for three years, while the exhibition opened in December 2025.

Thanks to Mogusu’s marketing expertise, corporate trophies made of soapstone have quickly gained popularity. Organisations such as the UN Global Compact, KPMG, Microsoft, eCitizen, Safaricom, and St. Andrew’s School in Turi have commissioned trophies from this young entrepreneur.