The death news of Kimiti Wanjaria, a real estate entrepreneur from Kenya, Africa, has saddened internet users after he allegedly committed suicide.
Kimiti Wanjaria and Ian Kahara are two of the four co-founders of Serene Valley Properties (SVP), a Nairobi-based real estate development firm that builds and sells homes to Kenya’s burgeoning middle class.
Kimiti Wanjaria made headlines for the first time in 2013 when Forbes named him one of Africa’s Top 30 Under 30 entrepreneurs for a multimillion-shilling property investment in Kiambu that was being developed by a firm in which he had stakes.
Applicants must demonstrate that they are game-changers and the brightest performers under the age of 30 in business, technology, sports, science, or health to be named to the highly coveted Forbes annual list.
Who Was Kimiti Wanjaria? Real Estate Entrepreneur Death Cause
Kimiti Wanjaria was one of the young and inspiring real estate entrepreneurs from Africa who died after he allegedly committed suicide due to frustrations.
Friends and family said he had hit rock bottom and was trying to find himself before returning to the business world at his funeral in Tigoni on Friday. He even had a name for his new business: ‘Silver Hill Investment Limited,’ which he intended to employ to resurrect his career.
The ground on which Sigona Valley Estate was to be built was a steep slope, and preparing it for the building was no easy task. Land preparation cost more than they had estimated.
Kimiti Wanjaria Net Worth Explored
The net worth of the entrepreneur, Kimiti Wanjaria is estimated to be around $10 million. He generated most of his income through his real estate business.
He was the co-founder of Serene Valley Properties. He had decided to take on the titans of the capital-intensive real estate industry with his business partner, Ian Kahara, and do something unprecedented for people his age.
The two founded Serene Valley Properties Limited with the four acres they bought from Kahara’s grandmother and built 30 homes on it for Sh350 million along Waiyaki Way near the Sigona Golf Club.
Kimiti Wanjaria Wikipedia: Biography Explored
Kimiti Wanjaria does not have a Wikipedia page. However, the entrepreneur’s biography is available on various websites.
Kimiti was born and raised in Kenya, Africa. Wanjaria had been an insurance broker, worked in a law firm, and managed an educational institution, The Jossy Schools, by the time he began his first company at the age of 21.
He owned several enterprises before forming Serene Valley Properties Limited with Kahara.
Kimiti Wanjaria Wife & Family
Kimiti Wanjaria has not spilled any information about his family and wife to the general public. He did not like any media attention.
Wanjaria, a bright student who purposefully received a B plus to avoid qualifying for a prestigious degree, had always aspired to be an entrepreneur.