Film directing to large scale farming: Here is what spouses to Kenyan celebs do for a living

Piece by: Peninah Njoki
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Have you ever wondered what the spouses to your favourite Kenyan celebs does for a living? Most of them are self employed and thriving at it.

Here is what spouses to Kenyan celebs do for a living.

Eddie Ndichu

Eddie Ndichu is Janet Mbuguas husband and  is the opera managing director and vice president for Fintech Africa.

He formerly served as the Head of Digital Service & Mobile Payments at KCB Bank Group.

The couple has two kids namely, Huru and Mali.

Andrew Matole-Yvonne Okwara

He is married to Citizen TV host Yvonne Okwara. Apart from playing the role of a husband, he is the Director of The Andys Veterinary Clinic Ltd.

According to his LinkedIn account, he was an Associate Veterinarian at Dr Suresh Shah Veterinary Clinic.

He was also an Executive Committee Member of the Kenya Veterinary Association.

Phil Karanja

He is a film director, a producer and an actor.

Phil is now married to Kate Actress and they have two kids.

Anthony Gichuru

Anthony has been married to Julie Gichuru for more than 13 years.

He is a businessman and has invested in Science, Agriculture, entrepreneurship, and economic development.

Julie Gichuru and her husband co-own MIMI online shop, Footprints for Africa, and Arimus Media.

The Footprints for Africa Foundation purposes to empower and build healthy informed and dignified societies.

The pilot projects include the African Leadership Dialogues, a Pan-African platform that tackles conversations around resource utilization, and growth in Africa and the Great Debaters Contest.

Tony is also a large-scale farmer.