I’m just a man who dared to dream, Michael Joseph speaks on his family, battle with cancer

Michael Joseph during the interview in Nairobi [Beverlyne Musili, Standard]

Michael Joseph is not short, per se, but given his larger-than-life personality and reputation, he is certainly not the towering figure I expected to meet. We meet in his office at the Safaricom headquarters – another surprise. Since he stepped down as Safaricom CEO, I was expecting him to be at Kenya Airways where he is now chairman.

“I like this office,” he says, with a sweeping glance around it.  “I created it when I stepped down from Safaricom. I’m still on the board of Safaricom. I am still an advisor to Vodafone part time. I spend most of my time at Kenya Airways but it is a long way to go and traffic is horrendous. For this kind of meeting, I prefer here.”