Pius Ngugi Mbugua, is a Kenyan entrepreneur and one of the country's wealthiest persons.
Early life
Ngugi was born in Kiambu County. [1] on 8 March 1944. He is married to Josephine Wambui Ngugi.
Business
Ngugi owns Thika Coffee Mills and the Kenya Nut Company. [2] He is a shareholder in Kenya Alliance Insurance. [3] His other interests include sweet manufacturing, dairy farming, winery and Amazon Motors. [1]
Thika Coffee Mills
Thika Coffee Mills is a major private coffee miller in Kenya. [4]
Kenya Nut Company
Kenya Nut Company was founded in 1974 and has 2,500 employees. [5] It is a major player in the global macadamia nuts market. [6] [7] In 2006, Kenya earned Kshs 2.3 billion (equivalent to US$33 million then) from macadamia nut exports. [8] Kenya Nut Company is the main exporter of macadamia nuts from Kenya. [9] [10]
Tatu City
Ngugi is a shareholder in the Tatu City project [11] where partners include Renaissance Capital co-founder and millionaire Stephen Jennings. [12] [13] Tatu City, a 2,500 acre (1,000 ha) live-work-play development 18 kilometers outside central Nairobi, is expected to be one of the largest real estate projects in Kenya's history and home to 100,000 residents. [14]
References
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- ^ "Kenya's extreme winemaking high above the Equator". Independent.co.uk. 15 July 2011.
- ^ "A third of insurers risk ban for failing to comply with law - Corporate News". 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Private millers linked to cartels behind Nyeri coffee theft".
- ^ "Kenya Nut Co.LTD in thika | Growers". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Macadamia Market Regulations and Competitive Landscape Outlook to 2026 -". 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Global Macadamia Nuts Market 2016 - Wondaree, MWT Foods, Nambucca Macnuts Pty Ltd, Golden Macadamias - openPR". 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Welcome to FreshPlaza".
- ^ "Pioniere auf dem globalen Nussmarkt".
- ^ "From Macadamia farming into a major processing operations. Success story of Pius Ngugi - Farmers#Trend". 14 November 2015.
- ^ "Local shareholders withdraw suits in Tatu City deal".
- ^ "Kiwi multi-millionaire says Africa holds big opportunities for NZ". 16 July 2016 – via New Zealand Herald.
- ^ "Tatu City boss Jennings endorses business partner".
- ^ City, Tatu. "Mixed-use development in Kenya's Special Economic Zone". www.tatucity.com.