In the late 1940s, a 14-year-old Indian stowaway got off a ship in Mombasa without as much as two pennies to rub together. A family took him in for a while. Then he ended up in Nanyuki, working as a storekeeper for the Navy Army Air Force. His boss lived at Sportsman’s Arms Hotel and he’d stand outside (only whites were allowed inside) as he waited for him to sign papers. In 1955, he told his wife that one day he’d buy that hotel. And years later, he did. Gina Din and her sisters were raised in Sportsman’s Arms Hotel.
She’s now known as a PR aficionado, with over two decades under her belt. Her company, Gina Din Group, was recently acquired by Edelman, a global firm, rendering her semi-retired (she remains an adviser).
