ENTREPRENEURS CORNER: FROM ZERO BOB TO IT HERO WITH TWO APPS IN 35 COUNTRIES #entrepreneurOftheweek #yepiinspirations Growing up, Ken Gitonga didn’t know who he wanted to become, he laughs and says, “ Maybe it’s because I’m from the village where there is little or no motivation at all.” But one thing for sure he knew he wanted money: and a lot of it. From the childhood struggles, he developed the culture of depending on himself whenever he wanted something. Starting a Business with absolutely nothing, just a big idea, laptops, and a dream. Today, two known start-ups; the e-Bursary System and StockApp, that have gotten the team awards, he probably becomes our Kenyan version of Elon Musk straight out of Mombasa to the global stage. From no business on the first round to having users from 35 countries. He also has been part of other consultancies. Ken Gitonga also referred to as Kenly or the T-shirt CEO is a serial entrepreneur and IT enthusiast. He is a twin last born, together with

#entrepreneurscorner I have known Santa Mukabanah for two decades and was present on the day she was leaving her work for business. I looked at this little girl with big ambitions to start a big enterprise and knew that perhaps I had met the next legend in my real world. It is much later that I am able to appreciate who she has been in my life and a mentor to many others who look up to her. 10 years straight without giving up and quitting is quite legendary, and as she says, 10 years of hustle for the one year of glory, couldn’t be further from the truth. That is how true leaders are made. Santa is the founding director of Vinca Rosea Media, a dynamic & challenge-driven media company providing local companies with communication consultancy services, corporate videography and photography services as well as creating content for the global print, broadcast, internet, and film industry audiences. She defines herself as complex, and yes indeed she is. She is certainly a nerd who loves