NELLY MURUNGI Issued on: 27 MARCH 2020 Hasnain Noorani Hasnain Noorani is the founder and group CEO of PrideGROUP, a Kenyan-based group invested in diverse sectors, including hospitality, transport and energy. “The hospitality sector in Kenya generally has been deeply shaken by Covid-19 which continues to spread across the globe. This has severely affected our

NELLY MURUNGI Issued on: 27 MARCH 2020 Yacoub Sidya Yacoub Sidya is the CEO of MSS Security, a private security company operating in Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea. “Most of our customers are international companies. All of them shut down operations and sent everyone home. Therefore, we had scaled down by 85%. “The impact

NELLY MURUNGI Issued on: 27 MARCH 2020 George Gachara George Gachara is the managing partner of HEVA Fund, which provides financing to early-stage businesses in the creative industry in East Africa. “In light of recent developments concerning the coronavirus disease, we are taking necessary precautionary and safety measures to ensure that the wellbeing of our team,

NELLY MURUNGI Issued on: 27 MARCH 2020 Wandia Gichuru Wandia Gichuru is the co-founder and CEO of Vivo Woman, a Kenyan-owned clothing brand operating stores in shopping malls across the country, and Shop Zetu, an online store stocking African fashion brands. “We started feeling the impact of the Coronavirus in early February, when a container of fabric