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Arjaa Shah on growing in privilege but starting from the bottom

Nairobi, July 23 -- The problem is that when you come from certain families, it becomes impossible to introduce yourself without people asking, "Oh, you're so-and-so's daughter?" The trouble, at least... Read More


"I'm in the 1pc, and most Kenyans are in the 99pc": Arjaa Shah on growing in privilege but carving her own path

Nairobi, July 23 -- The problem is that when you come from certain families, it becomes impossible to introduce yourself without people asking, "Oh, you're so-and-so's daughter?" The trouble, at least... Read More


Jared Kangwana on the price of carrying a famous name while carving his own path

Nairobi, July 19 -- Jared Kangwana has a problem. People call him when they want his father, Jared Kangwana, a former influential Moi-era businessman. The meritocracy police want to make him their fir... Read More


Diplomat who learned Kiswahili through 'Sungura Mjanja' book, and now trying sheng

Nairobi, July 12 -- Arnaud Suquet may be a diplomat by contract, but travelling is his true profession. He became a diplomat because he loves to travel. Well, obviously that's not the only reason. The... Read More


The lawyer who bet his career on a leap of faith

Nairobi, July 9 -- There are stories Mahesh Acharya tells about growing up in Eldoret; about a Peugeot 505 station wagon that carried his dreams, about being raised in a garden full of brothers, and b... Read More


Nahashon Mungai: The banker behind Mansa-X, the multi-billion fund

Nairobi, July 5 -- Panama hat. Cream-on-cream monochrome aesthetic. A popular and expensive cologne that conveys, if not power, then success. It's not a menswear line; it is how Nahashon Mungai stride... Read More


What money can't teach you about life

Nairobi, June 28 -- In the world, according to Philip Karanja, cars and golf are not just the way to a man's heart but to his mind too - and, potentially, his bank account. He is, after all, the money... Read More


The lies CEOs no longer believe about fatherhood

Nairobi, June 21 -- Getting the job done. Spotting the right talent. Spurring the shareholders. There are things that one knows in leadership-who knows how?-like a shadow passing through your cells. F... Read More


Prof Wyne Mutuma: 'Success means nothing if you fail as a parent'

Nairobi, June 21 -- The things Prof Wyne Mutuma could do with time. He is an arbitrator, an architect, a professor of law, a lawyer and a father. The chairman of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators... Read More


A life split in two: The CEO parenting from afar

Nairobi, June 14 -- In life, you wish to see what is coming to you, which has nothing to do with where you were going. So when death stole up on Mohammed, Uditha "Ujay" Jayaratne's longtime buddy, it ... Read More