{"id":1472,"date":"2014-05-16T13:13:22","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T10:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzkenya.com\/?p=1472"},"modified":"2018-01-31T12:08:59","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T11:08:59","slug":"richest-people-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzkenya.com\/richest-people-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 15 Richest People In Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is no longer shocking that\u00a0Kenya is the largest economy in the East African Community, with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $45.31 billion in 2013. More amazingly, Kenya in its cool, warm and humid climate houses some of the richest people in Africa. Of course, it prides in not only having\u00a0some of the richest men in Africa, but it is also competing for the best spot with other\u00a0countries having the richest people in Africa and world at large such as Nigeria and South Africa. Although, just very few made the Forbes list of richest people in Africa, because companies like Forbes, Bloomberg and Ventures estimate the wealth of individuals and usually rank them based on the value of shares they have in quoted companies (ie companies listed on the stock exchange). Shockingly, the list is made up mostly of politicians and very few businessmen. Keep in mind that these are multi-billionaires and multi-millionaires. Anyway, for better understanding, all figures relating to their net worth are in US dollars.<\/p>\n

Thus, in this article, we’ve taken a look at list done by Forbes\u00a0and have combined that with information from other sources such as Bloomberg, Forbes and Ventures Africa to come up with a more comprehensive list of the richest men in Kenya.<\/p>\n

Richest People in Kenya<\/h2>\n

1. Moi & Family<\/h2>\n
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Moi\u2019s Family is regarded as the top richest not only in Kenya but in the whole of East and Central Africa. This family has properties distributed all over the World. Credible sources disclose the former President\u2019s last born; Gideon Moi has interest in Maritime, Kent ship, Sielei properties Ltd, Giant Forex Bureau, Revak Ltd, Giant Holdings, Sudbury Ltd, Westfield International, Metipso Services Ltd, and Homestead Enterprises. He also owns 2 properties in London held in trust, with more in South Africa.\u00a0Generally, the family itself has interests in Fresh Produce Ltd, Chemusian Company, Signon Freight, Eagles Airlines, Car Track Kenya Ltd, Equatorial Bank and American Bank.<\/p>\n

Other sources report that Moi owns Mugoya construction, Asian Roses, First Force Security Company, Equity Stock Brokers, Safariland Club, Taurino Enterprises, Regent Management and Giro Bank. And to think there is an end, Moi still owns Paradise Holdings, Gateway Properties Inc, Hahuru Investors, Sheraton Holdings, Concord Holdings, Ectar Kenya Ltd and Tiger Farm Ltd. Moi has also invested in the education sector like the Moi High School and Kabarak University. And in land ownership, \u00a0Moi is placed 2nd just after the Kenyatta Family<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Philip Moi, another of Moi\u2019s sons has a wealth estimate of approximately Ksh 52 Billion and also controls much more property compared to his younger brother Gideon.\u00a0To summarize, if all of Moi\u2019s wealth is to be mentioned it would cover a booklet, it’s easy to see why he is mentioned as one of the\u00a0<\/strong>richest in Kenya. His\u00a0net worth is estimated to be more than $3 billion in America dollars.<\/p>\n

2. Manu Chandaria<\/h2>\n
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Manu Chandaria made the top of the list above some of the popular politicians we know. Kenyan-born Manu Chandaria\u2019s is the Chairman of Comcraft Group, a multinational industrial conglomerate employing more than 40,000 people across 45 countries on four continents.<\/p>\n

Chandaria\u2019s father came to Kenya in 1916 and started out a small provisions store in Nairobi, which he built into Kaluworks, a company that produced aluminum cookware. That company grew into Comcraft. When Chandaria got back to Kenya in 1951 after acquiring a Master\u2019s degree from the University of Oklahoma, he became the manager of his father\u2019s company and built Comcraft into one of Sub-Saharan Africa\u2019s largest steel and aluminum companies.<\/p>\n

Just last year, the combined revenues of his group reached approximately $2.5 billion. His Chandaria Foundation is widely known as one of the most generous in East Africa, having spent an estimated $100 million for child health and education. Additionally, the company has created about\u00a037,600 jobs over the years. Chandaria’s net worth is estimated at\u00a0$1.7\u00a0BILLION.<\/p>\n

3. Nicholas Biwott<\/h2>\n

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He is commonly known by his nick-name -Total man. He is a very skillful Business-man. He was able to accumulate power and establish an enviable business domain touching almost all the sectors of the country’s economy. The sectors include mining, tourism, real estate, air transport, telecommunications, agriculture, construction, and energy.<\/p>\n

He generally imports fuel and then sells to the local distributors. Tel Aviv, one of the biggest hotels in Israel is owned by Mr Biwott. He also owns the biggest ranch in Australia (about 1000 ha). Biwott owns so much that you\u2019ll fill a whole page to list all his possible investments. In fact,\u00a0Nicholas Biwott’s wealth is estimated to be a lot more than $1.1 billion.<\/p>\n

4. Mama Ngina Kenyatta<\/h2>\n
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Let it not surprise you to see the Mother of Kenya\u2019s President, Uhuru Kenyatta, and wife of Kenya\u2019s first President, Jomo Kenyatta, Mama Ngina Kenyatta in the list. She is East Africa\u2019s richest woman and has a large collection of prime real estate her husband acquired in the 1960s and 70s during a British colonial government and World Bank-sponsored settlement transfer scheme, which allowed government officials and affluent Kenyans to acquire land from British colonialists at dirt-cheap prices. Jomo Kenyatta acquired hundreds of thousands of hectares across various regions in Kenya. Today, Mama Ngina Kenyatta holds over 200,000 hectares in trust for her family. In some of Nairobi\u2019s leafy suburbs where she has large holdings, land goes for up to $2 million per half-hectare. She also owns, along with her children, stakes in several of Kenya\u2019s successful companies including Brookside, Kenya\u2019s largest manufacturer of dairy products in which UAE private equity firm the Abraaj Group is also an investor. Mama Ngina Kenyatta lives in Muthaiga, one of Nairobi\u2019s most affluent suburbs. She has created\u00a050 jobs and has\u00a0$1 BILLION Net worth.<\/p>\n

5. The Kenyatta Family<\/h2>\n

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Kenyatta is the founding father of the Kenyan Nation. Credible sources say that the family owns a land equivalent to the Nyanza province. They have managed to invest in Agriculture, Mining, Tourism, Insurance, Telecommunication, Energy, Real estate and banking.\u00a0Just like Biwott, they own the Biggest Insurance company based in Germany, they also own some Jewellery shops located in France, more Modern properties in U.S.A and Britain. And the famous Brookside.\u00a0Credible sources reveal that the Kenyatta\u2019s are worth Ksh 130 billion or more.<\/p>\n

6. Raila Odinga<\/h2>\n
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Raila Odinga is the son of Kenya’s first vice president, Jaramogi Odinga Odinga. He has also played a prominent role in Kenya’s politics for quite some time. He has worked in successive governments as a member of parliament, cabinet minister, and prime minister and was appointed the prime minister after the disputed 2007 presidential election in which he was a presidential candidate running on the Orange Democratic Movement ticket. Odinga is believed to be among Kenya\u2019s wealthy elite, with interests in Pan-African Petroleum Industrial Services Limited, Kisumu Molasses Plant, East Africa Spectre Limited, Residential and commercial property in Nairobi, Kisumu, and Mombasa.<\/p>\n

7. \u00a0Joshua Kulei<\/h2>\n
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Joshua Kulei was the ex-President Moi\u2019s personal assistant. He owns CFC Bank, Trade World Kenya, CMC Holdings, Ngata Flower Farm and Sian roses. He has interest in Kenya Television Network, Bamburi Cement Kenya Aerotech Ltd, National Milling Company and Signon Freight.\u00a0Kulei has properties in Lavington, Nakuru, and Karen. Although, he seems to be one of the lesser known richest people in Kenya.<\/p>\n

8. Charles Njonjo<\/h2>\n
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Njonjo is a famously outspoken politician cum businessman. He had in the past served as the attorney general of Kenya and is now retired. Though he is retired, he is financially unsurpassable. In fact glance below to see some of the companies that he is said to have an interest in:<\/p>\n