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How Kenneth Matiba sunk from a billionaire politician to poverty

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Matiba was a powerful KANU era Cabinet Minister

He was among the handful of youngsters who were well educated at independence. Like Obama senior, the world lay at his feet.

Ambitious, abrasive and a no nonsense and hands on manager, Kenneth Stanley Njindo Matiba became a permanent secretary while still in his 20s before quitting to join Kenya Breweries. An astute businessman and investor, he built a vast empire in hotel industry, notably on sand-swept Diani Beach. He also established top-tier schools that attracted the children of the mighty.

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