Top 25 CEOs setting the business agenda in 2021

From a list of 100 media submissions, it has not been easy ending with only 25 each celebrating each year this magazine has in published. It has been hard work of reading and researching and occasional getting permission from some of you or counter checking some facts to try to ensure accuracy.

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Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka

Top 25 CEOs setting the business agenda in 2021

Allan Kilavuka took over the helms of the national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ) on April 1 2020 after acting in the same capacity from Jan 1 2020. It would appear like it was only when Allan stepped in to fill the void did the KQ board notice the gem that was right next to them at Jambojet.

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WACHIRA WARURU MD ROYAL MEDIA SERVICES

Top 25 CEOs setting the business agenda in 2021

Wachira Warurujoined Royal Media Services (RMS) in 2007, after being head-hunted to replicate the success he had achieved in his previous role, as the MD and CEO at Kenya’s national broadcaster, KBC. He led RMS from fifth place in the broadcast media market to first place in less than a year leveraging on local content to engage the broadcast audiences.

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Rebecca Miano (OGW MBS), MD & CEO, Kenya Electricity Generating Company plc

Top 25 CEOs setting the business agenda in 2021

Under her leadership, Rebecca Miano has put Kenya on the global map as the 7th largest geothermal energy producer in the world, beating giants like Iceland and Japan, through a well thought out diversification and expansion plan.

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Rita Kavashe MD & CEO, ISUZU EAST AFRICA

Top 25 CEOs setting the business agenda in 2021

Rita holds directorships in various companies and business associations, including Bamburi Cement, a listed firm on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers Association (KVMA), the East African Business Council (EABC) and Kenya Motor Industry Association (KMIA) as Chair.

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Suspension of US aid to Ethiopia is yet another example of Trump’s disregard for Africa

Suspension of US aid to Ethiopia is yet another example of Trump’s disregard for Africa

By suspending some aid, the United States has reopened the debate on whether developing countries should depend on foreign aid to realise their economic goals.

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Why England’s Premier League should bail out the lower leagues

The EPL owes much of its charmed existence to the myriad leagues that exist below it, most notably the EFL, feeding it not just with new clubs each year, but new players, and endless romantic tales—rags to riches success and, equally dramatic, falls from grace.

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How Kenya courted a constitutional crisis over parliament’s failure to meet gender quotas

The 2010 constitution required parliament to enact a new law to give effect to this gender provision within five years of its promulgation. Despite six court orders directing it to do so, parliament has yet to enact the law.

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