Kirubi was ranked second richest man in Kenya and 31st richest in Africa in the 2011 Forbes inaugural ranking of Africa’s 40 richest people, with a net worth of $300 million, according to the Forbes yearly rankings of Africa’s richest people in Kenya. With worth of $500 million, he was second only to Kenyatta family, who were ranked richest in Kenya in 2011. Chris Kirubi, a millionaire entrepreneur with interests in media, manufacturing, and technology, died at the age of 80.
Net worth of Chris Kirubi
Before his death, net worth of Chris Kirubi was more than $300 million. He had a lot of appealing qualities in his personality and professional life. He earned money as a businessman, industrialist, entrepreneur, and investor. His holdings include a nearly 49 percent stake in Haco Tiger Industries Limited, a 29 percent stake in Centum, 100 percent ownership of 98.4 Capital FM, a renowned radio station, a 9.58 percent stake in UAP Insurance, the Kenyan franchise of DHL, a shareholder in Nairobi Bottlers, a Coca-Cola bottling franchise, and minor stakes in a number of publicly traded companies, including.
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What Chris Kirubi planned for being successful businessman?
Chris Kirubi grew up in a low-income home. His parents both died while he was a child. He began working while still in school to support himself and his siblings, working throughout school holidays. His first work after graduating was as a salesman for Shell, the petroleum company, selling and repairing gas cylinders.
Kirubi worked as an administrator at Kenatco, a government-owned transportation corporation, in the 1960s and early 1970s. Beginning in 1971, he began purchasing run-down properties in Nairobi and Mombasa, refurbishing them, and either selling or renting. He also began buying good land in and around Nairobi and using loans from Kenyan banking institutions to build rental and other commercial properties.
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Family life of Kirubi. Who was his wife and how many children he welcomed?
Chris Kirubi once defined marriage as “slavery” in an interview. He claims that marriage is a prison for most males, that many of those who are in it are unhappy. His ex-wife has kept a low profile after the divorce. He was married sometime in the 1960s but divorced in 1999.
Mary Anne Wambui, his first kid, is a 47-year-old daughter named Mary Anne Wambui. Wambui is a Kenyan businesswoman and entrepreneur who leads her father’s business empire as well as serving on the boards of several public and private companies. Robert Kirubi, the Head of Global Customer Programs at DHL Service Logistics, is his father’s son. He was previously a Vice President at DHL, where he was in charge of business development before moving on to client support and then Vice President in charge of DHL Service Logistics.
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