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Jimnah Mbaru is an investment banker and ranks among the richest individuals in Kenya. Mbaru was born on July 26, He also holds a Masters degree in Business Administration. Mbaru also studied law at the University of Nairobi, graduating top of his class. He also had a brief stint in journalism school. It was purely for knowledge. I have benefited greatly from approaching the loopholes, risks and opportunities in transactions from a legal point of view.

After finishing his studies from the University of Nairobi in , he worked in the civil service at various capacities before leaving to join the private sector in At that time, the fashionable thing to do after that was either to go into consulting or investment banking. Mbaru began his entrepreneurial journey while in primary school where he dealt in the sale of scrap metal.

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After joining secondary school, he upgraded to dealing in fast-moving products. I would make so per cent profit. As a student at the university I used to trade in the Nairobi Securities Exchange and also lend students money. Unfortunately, they were shut down by the late President Daniel Moi regime as a way of regulating banking in the country. It was filled with hostility towards African entrepreneurship.

Its initial owner had defaulted on the loan forcing KCB to sell the entity. While there was a lot of stock brokerage, investment banking did not exist.