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Episode 18: Eric Kimani - From Hawking Milk to Educating 1,300 Students. A Legacy of Purpose

Episode 16: Pauline Shegu - Guns in My Face, Fire in My Belly

Hi Power Tribe, in this power episode, Pauline Shegu shares a life-altering moment that shaped her destiny. Seven months pregnant. Blocked on a lonely Nairobi road by armed carjackers. Faced with the ultimate choice: fear or fight. Pauline chose to fight — and live. From that night on, she vowed to never feel powerless again. Her love for fast, powerful cars, and eventually rallying, was born from survival itself. This is not just a story about racing. It’s about courage. Transformation. Purpose. It’s about a woman who turned trauma into triumph, and who races today not just to win — but to honor the life she fought to protect. 🔥 If you've ever faced fear, felt powerless, or doubted your own strength — Pauline’s journey will show you what happens when you bet on yourself.

Episode 15 : Juggling Dream and Diapers - Norah Magero

On the surface, most career women often seem to have it all together, successful, confident and thriving. But behind the scenes, there is most often a different reality, one filled with struggles that are rarely spoken about. In the second episode of The Power Dialogue Africa, I sit down with Norah Magero, the first Kenyan and second woman globally to win Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation from the Royal Academy of Engineering, TED Fellow, Top 40 Under 40 Women in Kenya, member of UN Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition, RES4Africa Foundation board member and youth task force contributor and entrepreneur, who has successfully carved out her space in a male-dominated field.

We unpacked:

☀️ How her childhood curiosity and love for problem-solving led her to mechanical engineering.

💡Defining moments that shaped how she shows up.

💭 Her “power” in creating lasting impact while uplifting communities.

🎙️The real unfiltered journey of success, the setbacks, the sacrifice and the resilience it takes to break barriers.

💬 Developing Kenya's first locally made solar-powered IoT refrigerator

🗯️The challenges of funding for entrepreneurs and navigating these hurdles while driving impactful projects.

This is for every woman who’s ever felt unseen and for anyone who’s ever wondered what it really takes to make it. Welcome to a candid Season II! Don't forget to subscribe, follow, comment and share wherever you get your podcast and shows. #powerdialogueafrica #empoweringyou #africanexcellence

Episode 014: The Power of Competence - Rebecca Miano

This is your sign to embrace competence and confidence. And Rebecca Miano just proved why.

From early career setbacks to outshining 90 contenders for a CEO role, she sharpened her competence, rose to the top, and led Kenya’s energy sector for nearly two decades.

Now, she’s shaping policy at the highest levels, heading three ministerial dockets, and inspiring a new generation of women to be unstoppable.

In this Power Dialogue, she shares:
→ The lessons that transformed obstacles into stepping stones.
→ What it really takes to thrive in leadership.
→ Her advice for every woman ready to break barriers.

This isn’t just a story—it’s a conversation that empowers.

Episode 013: Norah Magero, first Kenyan to win Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

On #internationalwomensday, I had the the immense honour of sitting down with a special guest Eng. Norah Magero, who is without a doubt one among the most trailblazing women in technology globally. If the list of accolades she has to her name won't humble you, her plans for the near future definately would. Eng. Norah most recently became the first Kenyan and only the second woman to win the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation by the Royal Academy of Engineering! Cheers to Norah, and all women proving that leadership indeed knows no gender.E

Episode 012: Basigo: Is Kenya warming up to Electric Vehicles?

According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, the matatu industry generates over Sh200 billion in annual revenue with about 70% of Kenyans relying on matatus.

 

Seeking to tap this market, Basigo, is a mobility startup revolutionizing Nairobi matatu culture while racing to clean public transport in Kenya and addressing the urgency of the climate crisis. Better yet, the company seeks to shore up demand of renewable energy sources by strategically charging its fleet at night so as to recharge with clean and renewable energy. Renewable energy sources account for nearly 90% of the electricity generation in Kenya and is sourced mostly from geothermal, wind and hydro modes of generation.

 

Courtesy of a Pay-As-You-Drive financing solution, 15 buses are set to hit the road in the next few weeks, Basigo has a target to have 100 buses on Kenyan roads by the end of the year and 1,000 buses operating by the end of 2025. In this episode, I speak to serial entrepreneur and Basigo’s Chief Revenue Officer Moses Nderitu on the case for emobility.The company is looking at Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania & Ethiopia for potential expansion. In our next video, we celebrate leading women in tech ! Stay tuned!

Episode 011 : Highlights of Kenya’s Power Sector in 2022 & 2023

Change in administration and policy landscape are some of the factors shaping the power sector in Kenya at this time. Sustainability continues to take prominence in decision-making at all levels, in comes geothermal as the busload, soaring popularity of electric vehicles and bikes as well as retirement of thermal plants.

In this episode, we speak to Eric Mwangi, Financial Advisor to the Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Energy and Eng. Isaac Ndereva of the Electricity Consumers Association.

Episode 010 : Leading With Power - Rebecca Miano (Part 4 of 4)

In this episode we continue our conversation with KenGen PLC's MD & CEO Rebecca Miano. In the last of the four-part series, focus is on Rebecca Miano's leadership at the helm of KenGen with emphasis on a geothermal-led strategy as well as innovation. And, what next for the Iron Lady of the power sector in Kenya. #ThePowerDialogue #EnergyThatEmpowers #SDG7 #EnergyTransition #WomenOfPower

Episode 009 : Leading With Power - Rebecca Miano (Part 3 of 4)

In this episode we continue our conversation with KenGen PLC's MD & CEO Rebecca Miano. In the third of the four-part series, focus is on Rebecca Miano's truth and when exactly she made the decision to pursue the top job at KenGen. #ThePowerDialogue #EnergyThatEmpowers #SDG7 #EnergyTransition

Episode 008 : Leading With Power - Rebecca Miano (Part 2 of 4)

In this episode we continue our conversation with KenGen PLC's MD & CEO Rebecca Miano. In the second of the four-part series, focus is on KenGen's diversification strategy and winning amidst the pandemic.  #ThePowerDialogue #EnergyThatEmpowers #SDG7