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Alibhai Mulla made his mullah in Kenya as a merchant, ‘importing’ labour. Of course, we all know his last name, Jeevanjee and the eponymous Jeevanjee Gardens he donated in 1906 to the people of Nairobi.
When he donated the Gardens, AM Jeevanjee was a wealthy dude. Never mind he left his conservative Bohra community heritage in Pakistani for East Africa without having “chewed” books that much. But he was to coin his dough during the construction of the Uganda Railway.
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