The man who builds hotels from 'katogo' business

Apr 22, 2016

Driven by desperation, Christopher Kiprotich opened up a makeshift restaurant where he started serving morning workers katogo.

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Necessity is the mother of invention, they say. Kapchorwa businessman, Christopher Kiprotich, is the living epitome of this adage. As a young boy in primary school, he peddled milk and roast maize in Naluwerere Bus Park, Bugiri, to earn his tuition fees. Upon completion of his diploma, Kiprotich was disillusioned because he could not find a job, yet he had a young family to feed.

Driven by desperation, he opened up a makeshift restaurant where he started serving morning workers katogo. Today, he is one of Kapchorwa's more recognisable millionaires in the hospitality business. His Noah's Ark mini-hotel empire, which comprises a hotel, guest house and a restaurant, employs over 90 part and full-time workers.

Interested in reading his amazing journey to what he is today? Check this week's Pakasa pullout in today's New Vision paper. You can also find that online. HERE'S HOW.

 

Last year, together with six friends, Asha Batenga pooled resources and started a business of baking cakes. Along the way, just when the business was gaining ground, all her friends abandoned her leaving Batenga, who was their marketer and did not have the slightest idea how to bake, with a batch of orders from clients. But rather than quit, she hang on in there, turning the company, Cakely, into a near household name in a period of a year. So how did she pull it off? That's on page 31 of this week's Pakasa in today's New Vision.

Also, read about why entrepreneurs need incubator hubs. What are incubator hubs anyway? That's all on page 30.


How can you build brand loyalty by telling your story? Julius Sengendo discusses just that in this week's 'Make an Extra Buck' in the Pakasa pullout. Page 18 is your destination.

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