The Standard Group Plc is a multi-media organization with investments in media
platforms spanning newspaper print
operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The
Standard Group is recognized as a
leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key influence in matters of national and
international interest.
A luxurious Machakos hotel owned by Governor Alfred Mutua and his wife Lilian Ng'ang'a is open. The A &L hotel which derives its name from the couple’s initials started operating on 24 July. In a tweet a day earlier, the governor said that they’d taken all laid-down COVID-19 safety measures. According to the politician who made a name for himself in the Kenya film industry with Cobra Squad, the hotel will operate for 12 hours from 8 am.
READ ALSO: It’s easier for a camel to pass through a needle than to visit Mutua's home- Machakos residents
Check out photos of the establishment:
Mutua’s millions
Even before becoming the first Machakos County governor following the 2013 General Elections, Dr Mutua said he’d already made millions in the film industry. Speaking to businessmen at Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos in 2019, he revealed that his short stint in the film industry was quite lucrative and financed his investment portfolio.
“I started my own company at the age of 19 years; where I formed a company then left the country. When I came back I started ‘Cobra Squad’ where the first series earned me Sh25 million and the next film earned me Sh11 million,” he said.
Dr Mutua said that he invested the money by buying apartments in Nairobi and an aviation company.
