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Why would a technocrat with a successful career in the aviation sector ditch the skies for the hospitality industry? That question may have rung several times in the mind of Alphonse Kioko, the Harvard Business School-trained investor behind Gelian Hotel, the newest and biggest hotel in Machakos.
The eight-floor hotel is the only four star establishment in the county as well as the tallest. Opening its doors in April this year, it consists of 90 rooms including two presidential suites and four ambassadorial suites. The latest sensation in the town is the hotel’s Club Euphoria that has already hosted some of Kenya’s top artistes such as Nameless and Kidum.
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