PRIME ‘The one question I ask myself as a man in my 40s’ Harrison Muiru, the Group Managing Director of Smart Applications International, has navigated his journey, seeking discernment but realising ultimately, we are playing with one hand tied behind...
PRIME CEO who is his son’s caddie James Mose built Kuza, an asset management company, brick by brick, and now he wants to settle.
PRIME Father’s Day: CEOs’ take on fatherhood For this year’s Father’s Day, BDLife spoke to a few executives about their fathers and their fatherhood. How do they rate themselves out of five stars?
PRIME CEO who wakes up at 3am for cold shower and prayer Churchill Winstones was once a shoeshiner, then hawker and a cleaner andnow is the Safaricom Investment Cooperative CEO.
PRIME King Kaka: ‘I was a slave to money, now I’m living’ Kennedy Ombima aka King Kaka is a businessman, a musician, a poet and a scriptwriter.
PRIME Sebastian Groth’s fear of missing out He could have been a famous jazz player. A philanthropist. Both? But he emerged from the curtain and onto the stage as Ambassador of Germany to Kenya—no mean feat.
PRIME Russel Storey finds joy in his loneliness There are mountains of sorrow that cannot move; and one way or another, we’ll all kneel there.
PRIME Christine Nkonge’s fears in midlife self-discovery As the Chief Executive Officer at Katiba Institute, she knows a few things about the law. How it courted her. How she fell in love with it. And now, what next?
PRIME Kamau Kiarie: Why image is everything Kamau Kiarie is the CEO of East African Educational Publishers. Underneath that patina of meticulous philosopher, lies a lover.
PRIME Nduati Maina’s marriage character development Nduati is 39, the founder of Senior Talent where he connects seasoned senior professionals with business founders to address their business challenges.
Victoria Sabula’s journey to escape her past Victoria Sabula is no longer running. Not from the poverty-stricken girl in the village. Not from the girl who had a child at 17.
Sieka Gatabaki: Born privileged with a wild side Dressed in a powder blue caftan, Sieka Gatabaki meets me in his Nairobi’s Lavington driveway.
Weekend with CEO: Phyllis Wakiaga, daddy's girl walking in mom's shoes For Phyllis Wakiaga, hers has been a career of milestones rather than monuments.
Weekend with CEO: Why Jonathan dims his light for his C-suite wife Tetra Pak East Africa MD Jonathan Kinisu's wife is also a big shot, the CEO of Prudential Life Assurance.
Weekend with CEO: Farouk, finding love fast in tough Afghanistan Farouk Ramji is an apt metaphor for the company he leads, Mawingu Technologies.
Weekend with CEO: Why we are all gods Elijah Profits Kabugi is the CEO of Bulb Interactive. Like his counterpart in the Bible—Prophet Elijah—this one is also a miracle worker.
Weekend with CEO: There’re positions you can’t get if you’re not married Felix Kimanthi took a chance to quit his job at 32. Now he is the CEO of Olympia Holdings.
Weekend with CEO: Peter Scott's rebellious streak Peter Scott, the CEO & Founder of BURN Manufacturing Co. and the Founder of BURN Design Lab, life’s work has been to save forests in Africa.
Weekend with CEO: Anthony Muiyuro's Zen wisdom for parenting, life Anthony Muiyuro speaks in Zen wisdom. He would make for a great motivational speaker—you are either getting inspired or offended.
Weekend with CEO: Diana Orry Seem jams to reggae in Togo Diana Orry Seem works at Ecobank, one of the largest banks in Africa, managing 33 markets as the Group Head of Cards.
Weekend with CEO: Imran Manji's fantastic cocomelon soundtrack Uber East Africa CEO Imran Manji gushes about his two- and three-year-old toddlers.
Weekend with CEO: Mike on living smart after cheating death Mike Mwangi is in the Canaan of his career, the General Manager/CEO of Tribe Hotel, a luxury boutique hotel in Nairobi.
Weekend with CEO: Sarah's eight-hour lazy lunches and blue skies Sarah Idieva Shibutse swears she doesn't know the secret to eternal youth, but I don't believe her.
Weekend with CEO: A car, proper clothes maketh good men He says a time came in his life when he decided what he wanted to do for himself.