Kenyan Journalists Who Left Employment to Create Multimillion Empires
Jubilee sec-gen Raphael Tuju, media personalities Zain Verjee and Hussein Mohammed
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Transitioning from formal employment to starting one s organisation is quite an achievement for anyone eyeing entrepreneurship. It even gets better if the company is doing well for itself.
There have been a number of journalists who have made the switch and commanded various niches for themselves.
From gracing the screens to going to run their own organisations, here are some journalists who have over the years, left employment and established multimillion enterprises.
1.) Zain Verjee - Zain Verjee Group
Verjee is a former newsreader on the Kenya Television Network (KTN) and radio DJ for 98.4 Capital FM, who was born and raised in Kenya.
Australians are being encouraged to help sick children in need this Easter by donating to the Good Friday Appeal which is celebrating its 90th anniversary.
The charity was established by the Herald and Weekly Times on September 13, 1931 and has raised more than $380 million for sick children in need at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne.
Last year the charity raised a record $18 million and are hoping to break the record again this year.
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The Federal Parliamentâs woman problem highlighted by rape allegations and revelations of alleged sexual harassment of staff is about to become even more acute.
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