The Standard Group Plc is a
multi-media organization with investments in media platforms spanning newspaper
print operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The
Standard Group is recognized as a leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key
influence in matters of national and international interest.
Gatundu aspirant Ngengi Muigai during the interview at his Spring Valley home on April 14, 2022. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard]
The first time the dashing young man with distinct sideburns solicited for votes, his opponents called him a kahii (a little boy).
Well, it was demeaning for some villagers to refer to somebody who had been to Amherst and Havard business school as a small boy. The subject of this ridicule was a topnotch corporate baron with an ear to the president. But this was not the corporate world where finely cut suits and silk ties carried favour with the clients.
Premium Article
Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.
Uncover the stories others won't tell. Subscribe now for exclusive access.