TOP 30 REAL ESTATES CEOs IN KENYA 2024 BY VALUABLE BRANDS KENYA
Top Real Estate CEOs in Kenya 2024: For this list, we celebrate their incredible corporate achievements and diligence exercised in driving their companies to excellence. We review the various real estate companies across the property market involving the property development, interior design, property agency among others. This comes barely a month since our listing of the Top 10 Women Real Estate CEOs in Kenya.
Here is our Top Real Estate CEOs in Kenya – Male edition.
1. PETER NYAGA – MD, CERTIFIED HOMES LTD.
Through 2023, he has successfully steered the company into a behemoth launching a number of real estate projects across the country in locations such as Diani in Malindi, Joska Malaa, Ruiru and with new upcoming ones in Konza and Eldoret. For a company incorporated less than a decade ago, we celebrate this achievement.
2. MWENDA THURANIRA – CEO, MYSPACE PROPERTIES LTD.
2023 was definitely the biggest growth year for the company with the firm delivering a number of high value projects such as Mytown Mall Karen, the Kisii Retail Center, Danka Plaza in Kilimani and now with plans for another strip mall in Bamburi set for this year.
3. DR. GEORGE WACHIURI – CEO, OPTIVEN REAL ESTATE
For a company that is set to celebrate its silver jubilee next year, Dr. Wachiuri has created an incredible team behind him driving this immense growth into several regions in the country such as Nanyuki, Naromoru, Malindi, Nakuru and now has gotten to Kitale. And last year also saw the company ventured into the property development segment with the establishment of Optiven Homes Ltd.
4. SAM KARIUKI – CEO, MI VIDA HOMES LTD
Last year was the CEO’s first full year at the helm of Mi VIda Homes and through his leadership, the firm has launched various projects such as the 1,150-unit Keza Residence, 640 – unit 237GC and Amaiya Project. Furthermore, the company has recently sold out their Garden City Housing Project within the Garden City Development.
5. KENNETH MBAE – MD, CENTUM REAL ESTATE
Kenneth Mbae is undoubtedly the youngest managing director heading a top tier real estate company in Kenya with property development interests at Vipingo in Kilifi County, Pearl Marina in Uganda and the Two Rivers Social City in Nairobi. Under his leadership, the team has successfully repaid a Ksh. 2.95 Billion bond through a mix of cash payments and transfer of housing units hence keeping Centum RE’s balance sheet healthy.
6. ANDREW MUTHEE GITAU – CEO, AMG REALTORS
AMG Realtors has experienced tremendous growth during the rein of the founder and now Executive Director, Andrew Muthee Gitau. During 2023, he steered the company to launch several projects and expand into newer locations such as Sagana in Kirinyaga County.
7. REUBEN KIMANI – CEO, USERNAME PROPERTIES LTD
We all know that being recognized among the Top Real Estate CEOs in Kenya demands that you have done something spectacular during the period under review. And for Reuben Kimani, last year was the moment when the company surprised its outstanding sales executive with a brand new Mercedes! And while the firm has always prioritized its workforce before, they have now also launched another project dubbed “Nawiri Pamoja”, a project focused on uplifting the communities in which it operates. No mean achievement by this incredible leader.
8. MOSES MURIITHI – CEO, FANAKA REAL ESTATE
Moses Muriithi clearly earns his place among the Top Real Estate CEOs in Kenya as the company had another great year of growth. Besides this, the end the year saw the firm treat its staff on an all expenses paid holiday at the coast while the Employee of year got a cheque of Ksh. 1 Million shillings. We ackowledge this spirit of putting the team as the first priority.
9. DR. HEZEKIAH KARIUKI – CEO, COMFORT HOMES LTD
Dr. Hezekiah Kariuki is the CEO of Comfort Homes Ltd and thrugh his leadership has grown the company successfully to deliver land projects in locations such as Kitengela, Isinya, Ruiru, Syokimau, Mai Mahiu, Ol Kalou, Kilimambogo and Konza.
10. JOHN MWAURA – CEO, FINSCO AFRICA
For a company that has exponentially grown from being a property marketing agency to now offer its own gated community development projects in under 3 years, we celebrate the CEO as among our inaugural Top 30 Real Estate CEOs in Kenya. With no doubt, the efforts and diligence that went into conceptualizing the Thika Grove Chania would not go unnoticed.
11. KINYUA WAIRATU – CEO, MAONO LANDS INVESTMENTS
Doubling up as the founding chairman of the Association of Real Estate Stakeholders (RESA), the CEO unwavering efforts in supporting the regularization of the sector for the benefits of all real estate stakeholers goes a long way. And he epitomises this in his leadership of Maono Lands Investments Ltd. A company he founded in 2016.
12. CLEOPHAS NYAGAKA – CEO, FINE URBAN INTERIORS
Cleophas Nyagaka earns his spot on this list thanks to his company’s tremendous contributions in the adoption of High end interior design concepts in Kenya. Through his firm’s accounts accounts across Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok and Youtube, the company showcases and promotes the emerging interior design market hence pushing the bar high.
13. ABUBAKAR MKUMBUKA BANZI – CEO, KOMBANI HOMES LTD
Being the only ranked CEO outside Nairobi, Abubakar has played a significant role in reshaping the real estate market in the coastal region where the company is based.
14. NAFTALI MWANGI – CEO, HYSSOP PROPERTIES
Naftali Mwangi is the founder and CEO of Hyssop Properties Ltd. Under his leadership, the company has curved out its niche in property marketing agency assisting buyers get available land and housing projects available in the market across the country. The firm also sells their own land projects.
15. DANIEL OJIJO – CEO, KENYA HOMES EXPO
Unlike all the other Top Real Estate CEOs in Kenya listed due to their direct interests in real estate agency, Daniel Ojijo is recognized for his contributions through the bi annual homes expo bringing together the real estate stakeholers and buyers for over 17 years now. Daniel also runs a property management agency within his Homes Universal portfolio.
17. VICTOR AMOLLO – CEO, ICONPRIME INVESTMENTS LTD
Victor Amollo is one of the most promising real estate players having driven the company within two years to have land projects spread across the region. Interestingly, most of these achievements can be attributed to 2023 with an incredible team behind him.
17. DAVID MWANGI – CEO, WESTHILL SHELTERS LTD
David Mwangi is the Chief Executive Officer of Westhill Shelters Ltd, a real estate company based in Nairobi with land projects in Juja Farm, Ruiru among other locations.
18. DANIEL KAMAU – CEO, FUSION ESTATE MANAGEMENT / FUSION CAPITAL
Within the 2023 period, the fund management company, Fusion Capital established its real estate subsidiary- Fusion Estate Management and placed under the leadership of Daniel. And in less than a year, the subsidiary has grown to rival the established firms in the real estate market with the main achievement being the operationalization of the Greenwood City Mall in Meru.
19. KEN MUGOH – CEO, MADARAKA HOMES
Ken Mugoh is the Managing Director of Madaraka Homes Ltd. A real estate company based in Nairobi with interests in Nanyuki, Diani, Joska and now with a new project in Konza.
20. JAMES MACHARIA – CEO, TOPCARE LANDS LTD
James Macharia is the CEO of Topcare Lands Ltd with projects in Joska, Juja among many other locations.
The Other CEOs among the TOP REAL ESTATE CEOS IN KENYA include:
