Richest people in Kenya 2021
Sameer Naushad Merali led the list of richest people in Kenya as of November 2021, with a fortune estimated at 89.6 billion Kenyan shillings (KSh), nearly 790 million U.S. dollars. Heir of the businessman Naushad Merali, founder of the Kenyan mobile service provider Kencell, Sameer Merali is the CEO of the Sameer Group, a conglomerate of companies with subsidiaries and operations in various African countries. Merali's wealth is followed by Bhimji Depar Shah's net worth - estimated at 85 billion KSh, around 750 million U.S. dollars. Shah is the founder and president of Bidco Africa, a household consumer goods manufacturer.
Also on top of the list of wealthiest people in Kenya, the textile manufacturer Jaswinder Singh Bedi accumulated a wealth of 77 billion KSh (678 million U.S. dollars). Lastly, the net worth of President Uhuru Kenyatta (together with the Kenyatta family), and Mahendra Rambhai Patel, whose family owns the conglomerate Ramco Group, reached 60 billion KSh (528 million U.S. dollars) and 48.7 billion KSh (429 million U.S. dollars), respectively.
Also on top of the list of wealthiest people in Kenya, the textile manufacturer Jaswinder Singh Bedi accumulated a wealth of 77 billion KSh (678 million U.S. dollars). Lastly, the net worth of President Uhuru Kenyatta (together with the Kenyatta family), and Mahendra Rambhai Patel, whose family owns the conglomerate Ramco Group, reached 60 billion KSh (528 million U.S. dollars) and 48.7 billion KSh (429 million U.S. dollars), respectively.
