Kiprono Kittony Bio, Age, Business, Family, Education and Net Worth

Kiprono Kittony is an eminent Kenyan entrepreneur and farmer currently serving as the Chairman of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Additionally, he’s also the co-founder of Radio Africa one of the fastest-growing media houses in Kenya.

Kittony is not only known for coming from a well-off family but he’s also known for his hard work that has helped him thrive in the business world.

Prior to his appointment as the NSE chairman, he had served as the Chairman of the Media Owners Association. On top of that, he had served as the President of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce & Industry, a business membership organization based in Kenya.

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Kiprono Kittony Age and Place of Birth

Kiprono Kittony was born in 1965 in Kericho County as the second born in a family of three kids to the late Paul and Zipporah Kittony. His parents later moved to Nairobi City before settling in Kitale in 1975.

Education Background

He began his primary level at Lavington primary school in 1971, after his parents moved to Kitale he joined a primary school in Kitale. In 1977 he sat for his Certificate of Primary Education (CPE). After that, he joined Lenana school for his secondary level.

Kiprono graduated with a degree in Commerce in 1988 and in 2005 he graduated with a law degree from the University of Nairobi. He also holds a Global Excutive MBA from the United States International University (USIU).

Career

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Kiprono grew up in Kitale and that’s where his passion for farming started. He later took farming seriously and did it as a career starting off with his three siblings farming on his late father’s land in Kitale.

Despite having a special place for farming, Kiprono’s passion led him to the business world where he has harvested heavily. In the late 1970s, he had a strong push to join the political arena.

At the time his uncle Reuben Chesire was among the top politician in Rift Valley and he really influenced him to join politics. In 1977, he decided to try his luck in politics and he vied for the Cherengany parliamentary seat.

Just like many politicians getting the seat in the first round isn’t an easy task and for him, it wasn’t an easy task. He failed to clinch the seat and he decided to go back to Kitale his journey in farming started from that point.