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Mwai Kibaki: Details Of His Will That Excluded Children Spouses, Lifetime Partners From His Property

Little was known about the late President Mwai Kibaki’s wealth but he was for sure one of the richest men in Kenya having been...

Veronica Moraa: First Black Woman And Kenyan To Be Appointed RAF Honorary Air Commodore

By Prudence Minayo Veronica Moraa's life took a drastic turn when she immigrated to the United Kingdom with her family from rural Kenya. For the...

Geoffrey Kago: From A Funeral Home Undertaker To Building Ksh10 Million Poultry Empire 

By Prudence Minayo Geoffrey Kago's story is one that best exemplifies the values of hardwork, patience and putting our knowledge and skills into creating sustainable...

How missionaries Created A Small Scotland In Thogoto

BY VICTOR OCHIENG’   When you visit a tiny town called Thogoto, in the Kikuyu Sub-County of Kiambu County, you will agree with these wise words:...

Sergeant Phoebe Makau: The First Female Warship Engineer in Kenya, Among Team That Sneaked KDF Soldiers To Kismayu

By Prudence Minayo Sergeant Phoebe Makau made history as the first female warship engineer in Kenya. Apart from ensuring navy ships function properly, she also...

Celebrating Wanini Kireri: The First Woman Commandant of Prisons Who Introduced Beauty Pageants, Formal Education In Correctional Facilities

By Prudence Minayo For decades, prisons were shrouded in mystery with inmates subjected to inhuman conditions. Enter Margaret Wanini Kireri, a woman who drove the...

The Three Entrepreneurs Who Turned  Runda From A Coffee Estate To A Rich Man’s Paradise 

By Prudence Minayo Before becoming the affluent rich man’s neighborhood, Runda used to be a coffee estate. Runda has gone on to become an upscale...

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