This Is The Wealthiest Village In Kenya - Country's Top Billionaires Come From This Place

Piece by: Kwarula Otieno
Lifestyle

Rwathia village in Murang'a is apparently the richest village in Kenya and actually even East Africa's.  According to former Information and Communications Permanent Secretary Dr  Bitange  Ndemo, the small village controls almost 20 per cent of Kenya's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and almost 40 per cent of the stock market in Kenya.

Wealthy businessmen such as Equity  Bank  Chairman  Peter  Munga, Equity Bank CEO    James Mwangi, billionaire investment banker Jimnah Mbaru and insurance magnate Benson Wairegi all come from this village.

In his 2014 article titled The Mystery of Success, Dr  Bitange  Ndemo, who's also a  senior  lecturer  at  the University of Nairobi’s Business School, noted  that  the  most  successful  business  people  in  Kenya  or  East  Africa  come  from  Rwathia.

 “Their  forebearers like Gerishon Kirima and Gerald Gikonyo, one of the co-founders of Rwathia Distributors, were successful in spite of the fact that they had limited education. Rwathia’s third generation is succeeding, not just here in Kenya, but in far-flung areas like the United States.”  DR  Ndemo

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“Equity’s  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  in  Wings  to  Fly,  which  is sponsoring students to attend some of the best  universities  in  the  world,  is  enough  to  shower blessings on its founders. So whichever  way  you  look  at  this,  Dr  Mwangi  and  his  teams  have  left  an  indelible mark  that  will  never  be  matched  by  any  organisation  in the foreseeable future.” He added.

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