These are men, who like many others, have put Kenya on the global map with their activities in the world of enterprise, management, and innovation.
This year, as we prepared this list, I took the opportunity to just look back at who was on the list nine, eight, seven or six years ago and where they are currently.
You have got to have sat in the selection sessions for the Top 40 Under 40 Men for some years to appreciate just how delicate an exercise it is.
Here you are in a room of five or seven judges and with a list of 600 odd candidates who have self-nominated or have been nominated by colleagues, spouses, employees as fit to be on the list of Top 40 under 40 Men.
The difficulty, by the way, is never in picking out who are the strongest candidates among the nominees. That is the easier part because clear parameters exist to do just that.
The task is always in the near prophetic role that the judges have to play because – remember we are telling our readers that these are the men to watch.
That because they have achieved so much before they are 40, it is our considered judgment that whoever makes it to the list of 40 is headed to greatness or even greater achievements.
This year, as we prepared this list, I took the opportunity to just look back at who was on the list nine, eight, seven or six years ago and where they are currently.
My finding is that the predictive threat has been quite successful. More than half of the Top 40 laureates have gone on to achieve even more in the areas for which they were recognised.
Be they in the professional services, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, artists, sportsmen and researchers.
Some like Peter Njonjo who made it to the list while serving in giant soft drinks maker Coca-Cola’s regional office in Nairobi have moved on to make the company’s leadership on the African continent.
Ken Njoroge, who, together with partners, were in the trenches struggling to grow Cellulant - the digital business they had founded a few years back, are now managing a multi-billion shilling business with footprints in more than 10 African nations.
Joshua Oigara, and James Mworia have proved their mettle in corporate management.
These are men, who like many others, have put Kenya on the global map with their activities in the world of enterprise, management, and innovation. They have not disappointed.
This year’s list, the ninth edition, is no different. In here are men who have already made outstanding achievement in the various spheres of life, and who the judges found to be best armed – with skills, knowledge, attitude and energy – to qualify as Men to Watch.
- Ochieng’ Rapuro, Editor, Business
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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.
