Pius Ngugi

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 and Esther M Passaris, together they have four children; Angeline, Mbugua, Louise, Makenna and Miki.

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
  1. "Sons and daughters of Kiambu". 29 June 2020.
  2. "Kenya's extreme winemaking high above the Equator". Independent.co.uk. 15 July 2011.
  3. "A third of insurers risk ban for failing to comply with law - Corporate News". 15 December 2020.
  4. "Private millers linked to cartels behind Nyeri coffee theft".
  5. "Kenya Nut Co.LTD in thika | Growers". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  6. "Macadamia Market Regulations and Competitive Landscape Outlook to 2026 -". 1 September 2016.
  7. "Global Macadamia Nuts Market 2016 - Wondaree, MWT Foods, Nambucca Macnuts Pty Ltd, Golden Macadamias - openPR". 20 July 2016.
  8. "Welcome to FreshPlaza".
  9. "Pioniere auf dem globalen Nussmarkt".
  10. "From Macadamia farming into a major processing operations. Success story of Pius Ngugi - Farmers#Trend". 14 November 2015.
  11. "Local shareholders withdraw suits in Tatu City deal".
  12. "Kiwi multi-millionaire says Africa holds big opportunities for NZ". 16 July 2016 – via New Zealand Herald.
  13. "Tatu City boss Jennings endorses business partner".
  14. City, Tatu. "Mixed-use development in Kenya's Special Economic Zone". www.tatucity.com.
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