Claire Munde
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SHE MEANS BUSINESS| Radio Citizen's Tina Ogal on 21 years in the industry, politics & leadership challenges
Ogal reveals that when she first joined Radio Citizen, she did not believe she could successfully present in Kiswahili.
SHE MEANS BUSINESS| Meet Kenya's first woman Administration Police officer with a PhD
Dr. Margaret Naserian Gakami made history as the first woman in Kenya’s Administration Police Service to earn a PhD, marking a significant milestone for women in uniform and the broader security sector.
SHE MEANS BUSINESS| Lillian Muli on reinvention, money discipline and staying power
Looking ahead, Muli expressed interest in agribusiness, inspired by her late father’s legacy, as well as other ventures in the media and advocacy space
SHE MEANS BUSINESS| Feminism, racial discrimination in pay: Carole Ageng’o’s justice mission
The opening interview of the year moves beyond popular slogans and social media soundbites to interrogate feminism in its most practical sense.
SHE MEANS BUSINESS| From media to Kenya's 2nd largest supermarket - Betty Wamaitha's journey
On leadership and power, Betty cites one principle from Robert Greene’s The 48 Laws of Power that has stayed with her: “Know who you’re dealing with—do not offend the wrong person.”
SHE MEANS BUSINESS| Don't compare local textiles with Eastleigh and mitumba products - Tejal Dodhia
She also addresses a long-avoided topic in Kenya’s retail space: the dominance of mitumba and low-grade imported clothing. Many garments sold in popular markets such as Eastleigh, she explains, are not first-quality products but rejects from foreign markets.
SHE MEANS BUSINESS | From acting in Country Queen to tough money lessons in production - Nyokabi Macharia
Nyokabi reveals that while her passion for acting runs deep, her journey as a producer has been far more complex than she initially imagined.
SHE MEANS BUSINESS| Waithera Ng'ang'a on becoming CEO at 30 and the power of audacity
Waithera, who became a CEO at 30 years of age, credits her success to the audacity to dream big and the discipline to back those dreams with action.
SHE MEANS BUSINESS| Islamic finance is not charity work - Sumayya Hassan
After rising to executive leadership in the highly technical, male-dominated world of oil and gas, Sumayya Hassan made a bold pivot into financial services.
SHE MEANS BUSINESS| The accidental herbalist: Harriet Ng'ok's move from top finance job to herbal remedy business
When Harriet Ng’ok left her thriving career in London’s high-stakes financial sector, few could have predicted the direction her life would ultimately take.