We in the Press have not yet learned how to celebrate our own innovators. Too often, we focus on politicians, scandals, or the usual suspects in business. Rarely do we stop to highlight the men and women quietly building firms that employ hundreds, attract global capital, and put Kenya on the map.
Today, I choose to celebrate Ken Njoroge, the founder of Cellulant. He started in 2002 with an SME. Two decades later, he runs a digital payments company with operations in several African markets and a workforce in hundreds. Even more important, Njoroge has grown into an angel investor and mentor to dozens of younger founders.
