How family chemist got on London Stock Exchange list

Paksons Enterprises Limited (PEL). The Kericho Agro chemist is listed in the London Stock Exchange Group report as among the top 360 companies to inspire Africa 2019.

When the late Philip Koech established a small agro chemist in the late 70s, little did he know that five decades later, it would be listed in the London Stock Exchange Group report as among the top 360 companies to inspire Africa. More than 60 Kenyan companies – in sectors ranging from agriculture to FinTech – are featured in the report. 

When we caught up with Wesley Rotich, the Paksons Enterprises Limited (PEL) executive director in charge of finance and operations, he had just arrived from attending Inspire Africa 2019 six city Africa roadshow’s Nairobi launch. “The program featured a series of interactive panel sessions and presentations from London Stock Exchange Group, and partners on the Companies to Inspire Africa 2019 report, government representatives and business leaders including representatives of some of the companies identified in the 2019 report,” he says.