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Patrick Mbugua’s rosy journey in flower export Business Daily Patrick Mbugua, the general manager at WildFire Flowers in Naivasha, turned 40 this month, an age he hardly looks. Patrick says 40 feels like absolute balance. Balance in career. Balance in social life. Balance in character and ambition. It’s also a pedestal for reflection. “Spiritual health becomes very important at 40. Health is the ultimate gift. You appreciate spending more time with family. You also endeavour to make money honestly. You must be able to sleep at night.” It’s also a period to enjoy life. “It’s not always about making more.” For eight years, Patrick has overseen the production and export of flowers; roses and hypericum, in a farm in Karagita. He paces the 14-hectare farm wearing an unassuming look with as much poise as his Sorel Madson-lookalike boots. If anything accurately describes his career, mobility comes quite close. Prior to joining WildFire Flowers, he had wor