Well, the list of most influential young Kenyans is out and apparently Dan Churchill Ndambuki is the most influential person in Kenya according to the report released by Avencemedia.org.
I scrolled through their website just to see the criteria they use to award people and it’s pretty straightforward. you have to be below 40, above 15 though and you must be outstanding with public evidence of impact. You must also be motivating to be able to inspire other young people.
Now since my boss Majani made the list, who has he inspired? Maybe just inspired hate among Kenyan celebrities whom we constantly put on the spot.
But I digress; other notable personalities to make the list are Boniface Mwangi at Number 4, Johnson Sakaja at Number 5 and Larry Madowo at Number 14.
What threw me off balance was number 2, a guy by the name Mshila Mwakai Sio….exactly who is he?
Okay, let me just Google (takes 1 minute).
According to IREX, Mshila Sio has over three years of experience in the water resource management sector. He is the founder and Director of Agua Inc. Kenya, an innovative water purification and wastewater treatment company dedicated to providing sustainable solutions throughout the continent.
His approach advocates that the unique challenges Africa faces offer the required impetus to create pioneering solutions that can then be offered to the rest of the world.
As a result, Mshila has formed strategic partnerships with the Climate Innovation Center, a Worldbank-InfoDev initiative working with innovations that mitigate climate change as well as with leading universities in the region.
And you are just there taking selfies….
Here is the full list:
