When the chronicles of Kenyan business trailblazers will finally be written, one name that must surely appear — even if just as a footnote — is Ayisi Makatiani. His name will appear not because he is an alumni of one of the most prestigious universities in the world – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but because of mastering the art of business survival, and a rare entrepreneurial acumen that has seen him bestride the Kenyan business landscape like a colossus.