Money matters:Top female billionnaires in Kenya

Jane Wanjiru Michuki was the managing partner at Kimani&Michuki advocates. She was an ardent investor, businesswoman and a lawyer

Jane Michuki

She passed away shortly after the death of her husband, Mrs. Michuki had become one of the wealthiest women in Kenya. Sources indicate that the elderly lady had inherited a considerable wealth. .

Some of the companies that she had shares in include British American investment company as well as Equity group Kenya. Her total net worth is estimated to be at US $ 60 million.

Margaret Saitoti is the widow to the Late Security minister George Saitoti. She, Margaret Saitoti, received all his husband’s assets upon death.  As at his death, George Saitoti was worth around 20 billion.

Margaret Saitoti

Saitoti was among the richest men in Kenya and by extension East and Central Africa. Saitoti’s death meant that all his assets were to be transferred to his wife, Margaret Saitoti and his adopted child Zachary Saitoti.

Margaret and her late Husband George Saitoti

Ngina Kenyatta is the first first lady to the Republic of Kenya. In Kenya, she is popularly known as Mama Ngina. Mama Ngina Kenyatta owns vast prime real estate land all over Kenya which was left behind by his late husband.

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Mama Ngina Kenyatta

Her Source of wealth include imports and exports, banking,real estates.She holds a vast collection of prime real estate her husband acquired in the 1960s and the 1970s during a British colonial government and world-bank sponsored settlement transfer scheme, which allowed government officials and rich Kenyans to acquire land from British colonialists at cheap prices.

Other investments include:Brookside diaries,Heritage hotels,Commercial bank of Africa and Mediamax


Commercial Bank of Africa



Heritage Hotels

Leah Wanjiku is a kin of the late business magnate Nelson Muguku. She ranked second on the list of highly trading women stocks on the Nairobi Stock exchange market. She was trading at Sh306.9 million on the said period.

The Late Billionnaire Muguku

Tabitha Karanja is the founder and CEO of Keroche breweries Limited Kenya. She is an award-winning entrepreneur. The business today has an annual turnover of billions.

Tabitha Karanja

The liquor industry was heavily dominated by East African Breweries Limited and it took her 5 good years to penetrate the industry.

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In the year 2014, she was crowned as the Business Woman of the Year at the CNBC Africa All Africa Business Leaders Award.

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