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He will be tasked with expanding the company's business in markets across the continent. The conglomerate manufactures a range of popular homecare, personal care, baby and food brands.

Kirubi has spent 21 years at Equity Group, taking on roles across operations, marketing, service and management. He started off as an intern as part of the Equity Leaders Program (ELP).

The 47-year old Oigara will be taking from Mudiwa who spent five years at the helm of Stanbic, part of South Africa's Standard Bank Group. As he exited, the bank credited him with leading the bank's digital transformation in Kenya and unlocking growth in profitability.

DPO develops payment gateways for businesses of various sizes, and counts over 50 African banks including Equity Bank, KCB Bank Kenya, UBA, EcoBank and Absa among its partners, as well as airlines, ecommerce providers, schools and insurance firms among others.

It remains to be seen how quickly Kenya Airways could potentially recruit and onboard new pilots, particularly in the face of a global pilot shortage and its own financial struggles. With the post-Covid bounce back in the aviation sector, demand for pilots is projected to outstrip supply in most regions globally between 2022 and 2024 — and continue to worsen over the next ten years.

Founded in 1903, FFI describes itself as the world's oldest international conservation organization. It focuses on the protection of threatened wildlife and habitats around the world. FFI enjoys patronage from the UK Royal Family, with Prince William its current patron.

In 2004, she became the first African woman to qualify to captain a commercial aircraft -the Boeing 737. She would go on to qualify to command the Boeing 767 and, later, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and was promoted by Kenya Airways to Captain of the B787 in 2014.

Uhuru's vast ranch overlooks the Mara triangle - a wildlife-rich area managed by the non-profit organization The Mara Conservancy. It is typically less visited and crowded compared to the Maasai Mara National Reserve, and is one of the prime viewing locations for the Great Wildebeest Migration.