A stammer and an Oxford degree: What shaped Ngumi

John Ngumi. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

John Ngumi's foray into power corridors begins at St Peter's College, Oxford, where he read Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE), aptly captured as the degree that "runs Britain" with its graduates populating the country's ruling elite.

"It teaches you to be very quick on the uptake, quick on understanding briefs and also gives a very good ability to weave words together so they can sell virtually anything," Ngumi said of the degree in a past interview with this writer.