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| Equity Bank CEO James Mwangi poses with trophies he received after audit firm Ernst and Young named him EY World Entrepreneur of the year 2012 at an awards ceremony held in Monte Carlo’s Salle des Etoiles, Monaco last year. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD] |
By KENNETH KWAMA
The man who changed the face of banking and recruited millions of peasants into the industry, James Mwangi was an early riser in school who never showed any ambitions beyond passing his high school exams.