PRIME Fred Waswa’s romantic briefcase to win his wife 'She is bright. She is an entrepreneur; she helps me manage money. I am a spender and a giver—if it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t have saved a thing.'
Washington Mageto’s betrayal lesson in a good name quest Washington Mageto, the founder of PLAT-DEL, a multi-vendor e-commerce and logistics marketplace, fell hard on the corrugated concrete floor of life.
PRIME Vijay, the disciplinarian trying to be a 'cool' guy 'To break the rules, you should first know the rules.'
PRIME David Makumi: 'They'll feed us chapo madondo in heaven' David's hands are outstretched. To receive so that he can give.
PRIME Angela Kinyua’s love, loss and bold living Angela, the Montgomery Group East Africa Managing Director, has stared directly into the sun herself.
PRIME James Muraguri: ‘I can only love myself through golf’ The CEO of the Institute of Public Finance, with 15 years in public finance management talks deeply about poverty, golf, tribe and culture.
PRIME Toseef Din on wielding the strength of a man Toseef Din, the CEO of MP Shah Hospital, is structured, colouring within the lines. You have to be when you are a mother, a wife, a business leader, taking a PhD.
PRIME AirFrance-KLM Kenya boss privilege and small ego issue Marius loves big tables. To laugh, bond, eat. I had been briefed that he is a man of few words, slicing the fat off his sentences for lean, quick, ripostes.
PRIME ‘The one question I ask myself as a man in my 40s’ Harrison Muiru, the Group Managing Director of Smart Applications International, has navigated his journey, seeking discernment but realising ultimately, we are playing with one hand tied behind...
PRIME CEO who is his son’s caddie James Mose built Kuza, an asset management company, brick by brick, and now he wants to settle.
PRIME Father’s Day: CEOs’ take on fatherhood For this year’s Father’s Day, BDLife spoke to a few executives about their fathers and their fatherhood. How do they rate themselves out of five stars?
PRIME CEO who wakes up at 3am for cold shower and prayer Churchill Winstones was once a shoeshiner, then hawker and a cleaner andnow is the Safaricom Investment Cooperative CEO.
PRIME King Kaka: ‘I was a slave to money, now I’m living’ Kennedy Ombima aka King Kaka is a businessman, a musician, a poet and a scriptwriter.
PRIME Sebastian Groth’s fear of missing out He could have been a famous jazz player. A philanthropist. Both? But he emerged from the curtain and onto the stage as Ambassador of Germany to Kenya—no mean feat.
PRIME Russel Storey finds joy in his loneliness There are mountains of sorrow that cannot move; and one way or another, we’ll all kneel there.
PRIME Christine Nkonge’s fears in midlife self-discovery As the Chief Executive Officer at Katiba Institute, she knows a few things about the law. How it courted her. How she fell in love with it. And now, what next?
PRIME Kamau Kiarie: Why image is everything Kamau Kiarie is the CEO of East African Educational Publishers. Underneath that patina of meticulous philosopher, lies a lover.
PRIME Nduati Maina’s marriage character development Nduati is 39, the founder of Senior Talent where he connects seasoned senior professionals with business founders to address their business challenges.
Victoria Sabula’s journey to escape her past Victoria Sabula is no longer running. Not from the poverty-stricken girl in the village. Not from the girl who had a child at 17.
Sieka Gatabaki: Born privileged with a wild side Dressed in a powder blue caftan, Sieka Gatabaki meets me in his Nairobi’s Lavington driveway.
Weekend with CEO: Phyllis Wakiaga, daddy's girl walking in mom's shoes For Phyllis Wakiaga, hers has been a career of milestones rather than monuments.
Weekend with CEO: Why Jonathan dims his light for his C-suite wife Tetra Pak East Africa MD Jonathan Kinisu's wife is also a big shot, the CEO of Prudential Life Assurance.
Weekend with CEO: Farouk, finding love fast in tough Afghanistan Farouk Ramji is an apt metaphor for the company he leads, Mawingu Technologies.
Weekend with CEO: Why we are all gods Elijah Profits Kabugi is the CEO of Bulb Interactive. Like his counterpart in the Bible—Prophet Elijah—this one is also a miracle worker.
