Kenyan entrepreneur leaves US, builds bottled miraa business in Nairobi

Nairobi, Feb. 25 -- Success at a young age often comes with a hidden cost. For Brian Kiribwa, that tax was a lifestyle that threatened to outpace his professional growth. "I was making decisions that... Read More

From survival jobs to senior roles in US: How Chemutai made bold career moves across three countries

Nairobi, Feb. 24 -- When Nelly Chemutai began her career in Kenya, nothing substantial had prepared her for the global nomadism or the senior roles she has held at international biotechnology companie... Read More

She quit medicine to become a mechanic, and built car inspection business

Nairobi, Feb. 17 -- She became a mechanic out of owning a jalopy. "With an old car, you have to learn how to fix things because old cars can be demanding," she says, remembering how breakdowns transfo... Read More

Nayan Savla runs barefoot, eats after 1pm and turned fitness into family time

Nairobi, Jan. 31 -- Nayan Savla, 45, a businessman in Nairobi, runs barefoot. He believes the fitness world has become overly obsessed with gadgets and shortcuts. For the past four years, he has ditc... Read More

Kenya Pipeline boss: I take six flights of stairs to my office, run marathons

Nairobi, Jan. 17 -- When Joe Sang, the managing director at the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC)is not steering a billion-dollar corporation to profititability, he is either running a world major marathon... Read More