Although the bulk of the wealth is controlled by just a few, another report from the Central Bank of Kenya indicates that the number of Kenyans who have KSh 100,000 or more in their accounts stood at 1.1 million.
Number 5: Manu Chandaria
Industrialist Chandaria is the chairman of Comcraft group and is estimated to be worth KSh 27 billion.
KSh 27 billion is the equivalent of money allocated for paying all MPs and running parliament for one year, including providing allowances and other benefits the legislators enjoy.
Chandaria chairs boards of many government and non-governmental organisations in the country.
Some of these include Mabati Rollings, Kaluworks, Uganda Baati, universities as USIU, Technical, and banks as Bank of India, previously Standard Charted Bank, among others.
Number 4: Chris Kirubi
Kirubi, popularly referred as DJ CK is the owner of Capital Media Group and has a huge stake in Haco Tiger brands. He is the chairman of Centum Investment Group.
He is estimated to be worth KSh 29 billion. This amount of money can help Kenya Power connect almost all homes through its rural electrification programme.
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