Chris Kirubi

Chris Kirubi
Born
Christopher John Kirubi

20 August 1941 (1941-08-20)
Kenya
Died14 June 2021(2021-06-14) (aged 79)
Nairobi
NationalityKenyan
CitizenshipKenyan
EducationFriends School Kamusinga
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • Industrialist
  • Entrepreneur
  • Investor
Years active1971–2021
Known forBeing a corporate operative and shareholding of Big business in Kenya.[1][2]
TitleDirector Centum Investment Company

Christopher John Kirubi (20 August 1941 – 14 June 2021), born in Murang'a County, was a Kenyan businessman, entrepreneur, and industrialist. He was a director at Centum Investment Company, a business conglomerate, of which he was the largest individual shareholder.[2]

According to the 2011 Forbes annual rankings of Africa's richest people in Kenya, Kirubi was ranked the second richest man in Kenya and 31st richest in Africa with a net worth of $301 million in the 2011 Forbes inaugural ranking of Africa's 40 richest people.[1] He ranked behind only the Kenyatta family, who were ranked richest in Kenya in 2011 with a net worth of $500 million. However, in 2012, Forbes dropped Kirubi from the list of Africa's 40 richest.[3]

He chaired: (1) DHL Express Kenya Limited, (2) Haco Industries Kenya Limited, (3) Kiruna International Limited, (4) International House Limited, (5) Nairobi Bottlers Limited, (6) Sandvik East Africa Limited and (7) 98.4 Capital FM. He was also a non-executive director of (8) Bayer East Africa Limited, (9) UAP Provincial Insurance Company Limited and (10) Beverage Services of Kenya Limited.[4] He died on 14 June 2021 after a long battle with cancer.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Meeting was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Victor Juma (19 September 2013). "Kirubi Builds KSh1 Billion War Chest for Centum Shares". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. ^ Nsehe, Mfonobong (20 November 2012). "Africa's 40 Richest: The Dropoffs". Forbes.
  4. ^ "Centum Investment Company Officers: Christopher Kirubi". Reuters. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.[dead link]