Top 10 Richest Women In Kenya (2022)

Who are the richest women in Kenya (2022) has been a top-rising question which has been left with no answer? Here I am to provide trustworthy answers which will make you worry no more.

There are many successful, hardworking rich women in Kenya who has an enviable wealth that every lover of success will want to imitate but on my list are just the top 10.

Some of the top 10 were not born with a silver spoon but they made their way to the top through hard work. Starting from Ngina Kenyatta to the last person has something that is worth being mentioned among the Top 10 richest women in Kenya.

Below is a list of the top 10 successful women in Kenya who have made it:

1. Ngina Kenyatta – $1 billion

Ngina Kenyatta popularly known as “Mama Ngina” with an estimated net worth of $1 billion is the richest woman in Kenya. She is one of the richest women in Africa according to “Read Nigerian Network(rnn.ng)”.

She was born in Kenya on 24 June 1933.

Kenyatta is the mother of Uhuru Kenyatta the current president of Kenya, the former first lady of Kenya, and the widow of the first president of Kenya.

Currently, Mama Ngina is in charge of the family’s company, which includes banking, farming, education, insurance, manufacturing, and real estate.

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2. Tabitha Karanja – $80 million

One of the richest women in Kenya is Tabitha Mukami Muigai Karanja often referred to as Tabitha Karanja.

She is an entrepreneur, industrialist, businesswoman, and the CEO of Keroche Breweries (the first large brewery in Kenya owned by a non-multinational company)

Tabitha who is married to Joseph Karanja was born in Central Kenya on 29 August 1964.

Among the Kenyan richest women, Tabitha Karanja is identified as the most hardworking among them because, despite some challenges in her business and high taxation from Kenya, she was able to scale through.

Even when she was expected to give up, she didn’t give up but moved from locally made wine to the production of gins and vodka.

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3. Margaret Saitoti – 21 million

Margaret Saitoti is the wife of former vice president of Kenya, George Saitoti who died in a helicopter crash in 2012.

Margaret Saitotis’s wealth is often traced to her husband because the husband was a strong politician, economist, and businessman.

Though Mrs. Saitoti is not much of a public person, she is someone who prefers staying in private but since she acquired her husband’s wealth and some other controversies she was made public.

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4. Leah Wanguku Muguku – $19 million

Leah Wanguku Muguku is one of the richest women in Kenya and a representative of Mugukus Estate.

Being married and the next of kin to one of the richest men in Kenya, Nelson Muguku (entrepreneur and investor), she holds an outstanding stake worth 1.6 billion in Equity Bank, Leah is identified as one of the richest women in Kenya.

Most of Nelson Mugukus’s wealth and fortune was transferred to her and she owns one of the Kenyan biggest malls.

Leah is a hardworking woman and making it to the list of the top 10 richest women in Kenya is not a surprise to me.

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5. Jane Wangui Njuguna – $18 million

Jane Wangui Njuguna with an estimated net worth of $18 million is one of the richest women in Kenya. She is the wife of the current Chief Executive Officer of Equity Bank, an accountant, and a businessman Doctor James Njuguna.

Both Jane and her husband own a great fortune and the largest share in the bank. Jane has some other outstanding business investments in her name and that will make you believe me that she is a brilliant businesswoman who likes investing in a business.

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6. Mary Okello – $18 million

Dr. Elizabeth Mary Okello often called Mary Okello is a Kenyan woman millionaire and entrepreneur who has a vast interest in the lucrative education sector.

Mary is a woman who never relents in the pursuit of her career, she rose up and became the first woman to assume the post of assistant manager in Kenya. And later the first woman in the history of Kenya to become a bank manager in 1977 and the Vice-President of women’s World Banking based in New York in 1990.

She is an entrepreneur who saw the need for women to be given equal opportunities and you can agree with me that that was her reason for Barclays Bank Women Association. An association that encourages women to challenge their status.

In 1992, he decided to focus on Mikini School (a school founded by her and her husband in 1978) and therefore left her banking career.

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7. Lucy Mwiti – $17 million

Among the top 10 richest women in Kenya is a young, beautiful, hardworking, and intelligent young Lucy Mwiti.

This young woman is often referred to as beauty with a brain because she has all it takes in terms of knowledge and hard work to move higher.

Her hard work made her be on the list of the top 10 richest women in Kenya.

8. Jane Wanjiru Michuki – $15 million

Jane Wanjiru Michuki with an estimated net worth of $15 million is one of the richest women in Kenya.

She is a lawyer, investor, businesswoman, the largest female stockholder on the Nairobi Stock Exchange, and managing partner at Kimani and Michuki Advocate.

Jane is a successful businesswoman which has shares in different organizations.

9. Wacere Marra – $14 million

Wacere Marra is a businesswoman and one of the richest women in Kenya who were mostly favored by her marriage.

After inheriting the wealth of Late Mayor Dick Wathika, Wacere Marra tops the list of the top 10 richest women in Kenya.

She is a business investor who has so many investments. After acquiring the fortune of her late husband, she invested some in the building of Sporpesa which earns a lot for her.

10. Catherine Nyongesa – $8 million

Kenyan physician and radiation oncologist, Catherine Nyyogesa is the founder, owner, and chief executive of Texas Cancer Centre in Nairobi, the capital and largest city in Kenya.

She makes great contributions to the health sector by providing medical services to lots of Kenyans who were unable to receive quality and adequate health services especially those diagnosed with cancer.

The top 10 richest women in Kenya (2022) can be summed up below:

• Ngina Kenyatta
• Tabitha Karanja
• Margaret Saitoti
• Leah Wanguku Muguku
• Jane Wangui Njuguna
• Mary Okello
• Lucy Mwiti
• Jane Wanjiru Michuki
• Wacere Marra
• Dr Catherine Nyongesa