8. Kariuki Gathitu
Having been in the banking industry, Kariuki saw the difficulties that people have when it comes to payments and especially mobile payments. This led to the birth of MPAYER, his mobile money management system, has been widely acknowledged and received awards for innovation. MPAYER recently won second position in a global competiton held in south Africa called Dragons Den and was the best application in Africa and second in the world among 50 top startups globally. MPAYER is having great impact in the SME space in Kenya, allowing small businesses to build strong scalable businesses. Kariuki is passionate about innovation, technology and business. He is also involved in youth advocacy and from time to time travels around the continent speaking to young people about entrepreneurship. He has worked with the African union, the World Bank and even governments in this capacity.
9. Nancy Amunga
Nancy Amunga is the founder and director of Dana Communications Limited, a communications and transport company, which majors mainly on courier services.
10. Ruth Mwanzia
Ruth Mawia Mwanzia is an entrepreneur and communications officer. Ms Mawia is the managing director and owner of Koola Waters, a water bottling company based in Nairobi, works as Corporate Communications Officer at Water Management Authority and studies for her Master’s at Nazarene University. Youngest millionaires in Kenya.