Billionaire James Kisia is among the less known wealthy men in Kenya. Kisia’s net worth is estimated at Sh2 billion. He made his wealth through curio.
At the age of 87, he looks like a young man you would meet on the streets of Machakos town on Friday.
He is among the lucky Kenyans who were awarded scholarships to study in the United States of America.
“I got a scholarship to go to America. People from my clan donated money to enable me to travel, but the money was stolen by one of my brothers who went on to waste it all,” Kisia said in a past interview.
He recalls traveling to Tanzania to visit Ndeto Yumbya, an uncle, who loaned him Sh1,000.
The billionaire says he used cash to buy and sell curious until he made Sh2,600.
Kisia repaid his uncle and by 1961, he had made Sh6,000.
It was during this time that he met wealthy businessmen including Nairobi’s St Austins Academy owner, Kyale Mwendwa.
He invested heavily before he decided to venture into real estate.
“I bought a four-bedroom house for Sh30, 000 at the Central Business District in Mombasa with a loan from a bank,” Kisia said.
At some point, he decided to invest in the transport sector.
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