The Rattansis lit the education torch in Kenya

Dr.Hassanally Rattansi and Dr Vijoo Rattansi

They are renowned philanthropists via the Rattansi Education Trust, which for over half a century, has seen many Kenyans achieve their dreams of attaining higher education through bursaries. Alumni include a court of appeal judge, successful entrepreneurs, university professors, an ambassador and a former Attorney General. Money for this family trust is sourced from rental income from the Rattansi Education Building along Koinange Street, Nairobi.

Mohamedally Rattansi: Founded the trust in 1956 before retiring to his farm in Uganda after over half a century in Kenya to help needy students. He believed in the centrality of education as a source of social justice. From Kathiawar, India, Mohammedally came to Kenya during the construction of the Uganda Railway when Nairobi was a tin town of tent shops on poles.