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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pius_Ngugi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pius_Ngugi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pius_Ngugi > Source revision: 1320522116 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description |Kenyan entrepreneur and one of the wealthy persons}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Pius Ngūgi | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|03|08}} | birth_place = [Kiambu County](/source/Kiambu_County), [Kenya](/source/Kenya) | death_date = | death_place = | education = | occupation = [Entrepreneur](/source/Entrepreneur) | years_active = | known_for = One of Kenya's wealthiest people | notable_works = | spouse = Josephine Wambūi Ngūgi | children = }} '''Pius Ngūgi Mbūgua''', is a Kenyan [entrepreneur](/source/entrepreneurship) who is one of the country's wealthiest persons. ==Early life== Ngūgi was born in Kiambu County on 8 March 1944. He is married to Josephine Wambūi Ngūgi{{cite web|url=http://www.nation.co.ke/counties/Kiambu/Sons-and-daughters-of-Kiambu/1183274-1181446-3ee5xbz/index.html|title=Sons and daughters of Kiambu| date=29 June 2020 |publisher=}} ==Business== Ngūgi owns Thika Coffee Mills and the Kenya Nut Company.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/kenyas-extreme-winemaking-high-above-the-equator-2314828.html|title=Kenya's extreme winemaking high above the Equator| website=[Independent.co.uk](/source/Independent.co.uk) |date=15 July 2011|publisher=}} He is a shareholder in Kenya Alliance Insurance.{{cite web|url=http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/A-third-of-insurers--risk-ban-for-failing-to-comply-with-law/539550-1664616-l3lfbcz/index.html|title=A third of insurers risk ban for failing to comply with law - Corporate News| date=15 December 2020 |publisher=}} His other interests include sweet manufacturing, dairy farming, winery and Amazon Motors. ===Thika Coffee Mills=== Thika Coffee Mills is a major private coffee miller in Kenya.{{cite web|url=http://www.mediamaxnetwork.co.ke/people-daily/167861/private-millers-linked-to-cartels-behind-nyeri-coffee-theft/|title=Private millers linked to cartels behind Nyeri coffee theft|publisher=}} ===Kenya Nut Company=== Kenya Nut Company was founded in 1974 and has 2,500 employees.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kentrade.co.ke/--in-kenya-nut-co-ltd-inside-thika-i-109.html |title=Kenya Nut Co.LTD in thika | Growers |access-date=3 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916182802/http://www.kentrade.co.ke/--in-kenya-nut-co-ltd-inside-thika-i-109.html |archive-date=16 September 2016 |url-status=dead }} It is a major player in the global macadamia nuts market.{{cite web|url=http://www.medgadget.com/2016/09/macadamia-market-regulations-and-competitive-landscape-outlook-to-2026.html|title=Macadamia Market Regulations and Competitive Landscape Outlook to 2026 -|date=1 September 2016|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.openpr.com/news/350393/Global-Macadamia-Nuts-Market-2016-Wondaree-MWT-Foods-Nambucca-Macnuts-Pty-Ltd-Golden-Macadamias.html|title=Global Macadamia Nuts Market 2016 - Wondaree, MWT Foods, Nambucca Macnuts Pty Ltd, Golden Macadamias - openPR| date=20 July 2016 |publisher=}} In 2006, Kenya earned Kshs 2.3 billion (equivalent to US$33 million then) from macadamia nut exports.{{cite web|url=http://www.freshplaza.com/2007/0322/2_ke_macadamiasales.html|title=Welcome to FreshPlaza|publisher=}} Kenya Nut Company is the main exporter of macadamia nuts from Kenya.{{cite web|url=http://www.zuonline.ch/ueberregional/pioniere-auf-dem-globalen-nussmarkt/story/26130310|title=Pioniere auf dem globalen Nussmarkt|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.farmerstrend.co.ke/from-macadamia-farming-into-a-major-processing-operations-success-story-of-pius-ngugi/|title=From Macadamia farming into a major processing operations. Success story of Pius Ngugi - Farmers#Trend|date=14 November 2015|publisher=}} ===Tatu City=== Ngūgi is a shareholder in the Tatu City project{{cite web|url=http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2015/10/24/local-shareholders-withdraw-suits-in-tatu-city-deal_c1229934|title=Local shareholders withdraw suits in Tatu City deal|publisher=}} where partners include [Renaissance Capital](/source/Renaissance_Capital_(Russian_company)) co-founder and millionaire Stephen Jennings.{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11675387|title=Kiwi multi-millionaire says Africa holds big opportunities for NZ|date=16 July 2016|publisher=|via=New Zealand Herald}}{{cite web|url=http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2015/09/17/tatu-city-boss-jennings-endorses-business-partner_c1206770|title=Tatu City boss Jennings endorses business partner|publisher=}} Tatu City, a 2,500 acre (1,000 ha) live-work-play development 18 kilometers outside central Nairobi, is expected to be one of the largest real estate projects in Kenya's history and home to 100,000 residents.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tatucity.com/project-details/|title=Mixed-use development in Kenya's Special Economic Zone|first=Tatu|last=City|website=www.tatucity.com}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.kenyanut.com/kenya_nut.swf Kenya Nut Company] * [http://www.thikacoffeemills.com/our-people Thika Coffee Mills] * [http://www.tatucity.com Tatu City] {{DEFAULTSORT:Ngugi, Pius}} Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:People from Kiambu County Category:Kenyan businesspeople --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Pius Ngugi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pius_Ngugi) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pius_Ngugi?action=history)). 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