Jared Benson Kangwana

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Jared Benson Kangwana
Born (1949-01-06) 6 January 1949 (age 76)
Kisii, Kenya
CitizenshipKenya
Alma mater
Occupation(s) Entrepreneur, businessman and lawyer
Known forBusiness, philanthropy
Title Chancellor
Technical University of Kenya
AwardsMoran of the Burning Spear (MBS), Honorary Warden

Jared Benson Kangwana (born 6 January 1949) is a Kenyan businessman, lawyer, entrepreneur and the Chancellor of the Technical University of Kenya. [1]

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Career

Kangwana lectured at Kenya School of Law starting in 1978. He later moved to the University of Nairobi and taught courses about corporate law. During this time, he established a private law firm.

Corporate leadership and entrepreneurship

In 1983, Kangwana was appointed Chairman of Kenya Times Media Trust. They acquired Nairobi Times, which was renamed Kenya Times and became a daily.

At that time, there was little locally produced content for television broadcast. To fill the void, Kangwana successfully negotiated commercial terms with CNN to receive their broadcast feed on KTN, a first in Africa. [2]

Notes

  1. KIZITO, PHIDEL (2024-05-04). "Ruto names KANU-era EALA MP Jared Kangwana TUK Chancellor". Capital News. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  2. "Jared Kangwana: Kanu-era tycoon who founded KTN, multi-billion business empire". 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2025-01-03.

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