Samuel Kamau Macharia (S.K Macharia) who was on a top 10 list by Forbes magazine of African millionaires to watch in 2012 has revealed his humble beginning.
S.K Macharia is the Kenyan Founder and Chairman of Royal Media Services, the largest private radio and television network in Eastern Africa.
He has taken advantage of his wealth to control media in Kenya and made sure that he bought all frequencies such that if one wants to open like a radio station he must consult him.Sad.Its flagship outlets are Citizen TV and Radio Citizen.
But he has revealed to Kahuhia girls during the Prize giving ceremony that he did not get everything on a silver plate but instead struggled his way to make to the top.
“I swept floors for 8 years to be able to pay my school fees in the U.S…” – Dr. S.K Macharia pic.twitter.com/jc0MgTfH4N
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) May 18, 2019
He swept floors for more than 8 years to raise money for his education in the U.S.
Macharia was on the 2013 Africa Report of the 50 most influential Africans. He was honoured with the 2015 Eastern Africa Ernst and Young Entrepreneur Lifetime Achievement Award.