The brush with death that birthed a pizza firm

Queens Pizza Founder Peninah Ntongóndu during her pitch for investment on the show, KCB Lions'Den

“I almost died when I got caught up in a riot and sustained serious injuries to my eye and had to resign from my job. That’s when I decided to start making pizzas from my kitchen,” says 33-year-old Peninah Ntong’ondu.

The holiday season was the perfect time for pizza parties, take-out and enjoying the company of friends and family. And while most of us were taking it easy, Peninah was busy at her company, Queens Pizza, which bakes and delivers homemade pizzas to its customers’ doorsteps.