His next conquest Space. “We don’t want to rush it; we want ensure it is a return ticket, although I hope to find it habitable and see if I can set up Mara Group and foundation there,” Ashish jokes. He became East Africa’s first astronaut, and only the second African after South Africa’s software mogul Mark Shuttleworth.
Market worth
Finally, how much is he worth exactly “I have no idea. Last I checked was in 1996, and back then I had a loan of $5,000 with the bank. Mara Group is a private entity. “However, the market worth of my bank, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, is open information, and it is worth $850 million (Sh74.5 billion).”
He is shocked into silence when he sees an Internet story that claims he is married. Eventually, and with a laugh: “Wow! People have time … I am single. But I don’t want to focus on that lest I start getting crazy messages ….”