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Musau: Billionaire Sells Supermarket Chain To Naivas After His Children Showed No Interest In Operating Them

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Musau: Billionaire Sells Supermarket Chain To Naivas After His Children Showed No Interest In Operating Them

Chris Musau burst into the limelight when he purchased the iconic 680 Hotel located in the heart of Nairobi for a staggering Ksh1.2 billion.

Unbeknownst to many, the billionaire journey in the world of entrepreneurship started quite early.

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He was born in 1954 in Tawa, a rural hamlet in Machakos county. According to a local daily, Chris Musau worked at his father’s shops and a transport company…CONTINUE READING

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