Jane Wanjiru Michuki
{{Short description|Kenyan businesswoman and lawyer}}
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| birth_place = Kenya
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| alma_mater =University of Nairobi
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Kenya School of Law
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University of Warwick
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| occupation = Lawyer, Businesswoman & Investor
| years_active = 1997 — present
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| known_for = Legal Skills, Business Acumen, Net Worth
| title = Managing Partner
Kimani & Michuki Advocates
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Jane Wanjiru Michuki is a Kenyan businesswoman, investor and lawyer. She is the Managing Partner at Kimani & Michuki Advocates, a corporate law firm based in Nairobi whose client list includes Equity Group Holdings Limited, the largest bank holding company on the African continent with over 9.2 million customers as of 30 June 2014.{{cite web |publisher=BBC News |
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She is the largest female stockholder on the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE), with an estimated net worth of approximately US$50 million, as of November 2014, making her one of the wealthiest people in Kenya.{{cite web | url=http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/NSE-s-top-women-investors-wealth-up-Sh2bn-in-6-months-/-/539552/2521804/-/item/0/-/yjljye/-/index.html | title=NSE's Female Billionaires Gain KSh2 Billion In Six Months | first1=Victor | last1=Juma | first2=Evelyn | last2=Situma | date=13 November 2014 | accessdate=29 November 2014 | newspaper=Business Daily Africa (Nairobi) | archive-date=29 November 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129230654/http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/NSE-s-top-women-investors-wealth-up-Sh2bn-in-6-months-/-/539552/2521804/-/item/0/-/yjljye/-/index.html | url-status=dead }}
Education and career
She was born and raised in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. She attended the University of Nairobi, graduating with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. She also holds the postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, obtained from the Kenya School of Law. Her Master of Laws was obtained from Warwick University in the United Kingdom. She is one of two partners in the law firm of Kimani & Michuki Advocates, serving there as the Managing Partner.{{cite web|url=http://www.kmichuki.co.ke/home/?page_id=28|title=The K&M Team: Management Profiles of Advocates - Partners|accessdate=29 November 2014|publisher=Kimani & Michuki Advocates|archive-date=5 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205022027/http://www.kmichuki.co.ke/home/?page_id=28|url-status=dead}}
Investment portfolio
Jane Wanjiru Michuki owns shares of stock in the publicly traded companies listed below, as of November 2014.{{cite web | url=http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/NSE-s-top-women-investors-wealth-up-Sh2bn-in-6-months-/-/539552/2521804/-/item/0/-/yjljye/-/index.html | title=The Investment Portfolio of Jane Wanjiru Michuki | first1=Victor | last1=Juma | first2=Evelyn | last2=Situma | date=13 November 2014 | accessdate=29 November 2014 | newspaper=Business Daily Africa (Nairobi) | archive-date=29 November 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129230654/http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/NSE-s-top-women-investors-wealth-up-Sh2bn-in-6-months-/-/539552/2521804/-/item/0/-/yjljye/-/index.html | url-status=dead }}
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|+ Jane Wanjiru Michuki Investment Portfolio ! style="width:2em;" |Rank !!Investment!!Percentage Shareholding!!Estimated Value (US$) | |||
1 | British-American Investments Company* | 9.5 | 52 million |
2 | Equity Group Holdings Limited* | Not Known | Not Known |
- Shares traded on Nairobi Stock Exchange.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.kmichuki.co.ke/ Website of Kimani & Michuki Advocates]
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Category:21st-century Kenyan businesswomen
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Category:20th-century Kenyan lawyers
Category:University of Nairobi alumni
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Category:21st-century Kenyan lawyers
Category:20th-century Kenyan women lawyers