Nairobi, April 26 -- We call them mentors now. Coaches. Angel investors. But scripture named them first: destiny helpers - people sent by God to shift the course of a life, a family, a sector. They leave everything better than they found it. Job Kariru Muriuki was one.

Kenya's financial sector has been mourning him. As founder and CEO of Momentum Credit, he built a non-bank lender whose flexible financing kept small businesses breathing.

Since inception, Momentum Credit has disbursed Sh40 billion to more than 300,000MSMEs; 52 percent of clients are women who record an average 28 percent income rise within 12 months. That is SDG 1 and SDG 5 showing up at dinner tables.

The firm's loan book grew 34 percent year-on-year in 2024, with non-...