Kenya: Fred Kithinzi, the Internet-Preneur Who Dreams to Build Global Firm

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Kenya: Fred Kithinzi, the Internet-Preneur Who Dreams to Build Global Firm

[Nation] Fred Kithinzi wears many hats. During the day, and a bit of the night, he's an internet-prenuer, a marketer, an Afrocapitalist, founder and CEO of Belva Digital, an award-winning marketing-technology company. Outside work, he's a friend, a husband and a father. The Sunday Nation sat with the 32-year-old to chat about his ambition to build a sustainable pan-African business.

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