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MySpace Properties CEO Mwenda Thuranira urged young people in Kenya, especially Gen Zs, to claim leadership roles in business and not just politics
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The real estate guru emphasised the need to build startups, be innovative, and reshape industries with young and agile ideas.
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Thuranira, who recently launched his memoir Taking Up Space, said Gen Zs must prove their value and bring sustainable solutions by taking up their position in the industry
Wycliffe Musalia has over six years of experience in financial, business, technology, climate, and health reporting, providing deep insights into Kenyan and global economic trends. He currently works as a business editor at
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Nairobi, Kenya
– Real estate mogul Mwenda Thuranira has called on young people, especially Gen Z, to redirect their influence beyond political discourse into the corporate and entrepreneurial world.
Thuranira, who is the CEO of MySpace Properties and author of Taking Up Space applauded Kenya’s young people for their boldness and civic consciousness.
What Kenyan youth should transform economy?
However, speaking exclusively to
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, he emphasised the need for Gen Zs to “take up their rightful space” at the corporate table.
“Kenya’s corporate world needs such innovating and young mind…, their digital fluency and your refusal to play by tired rules. I want to challenge Gen Zs not to expect space to be handed to them. They must take it,” said Thuranira.
Thuranira noted that the country’s corporate environment is far more open and ripe for reinvention compared to a decade ago.
“The landscape is changing, particularly in traditional conservative sectors such as real estate. The sector is not just about bricks and mortar anymore but currently built on data, user experience, digital access, sustainability, and storytelling,” he said.
The CEO challenged young people not to break into established boardrooms but come up with ideas to build their own startups fintech to agriculture and the creative economy.
“Innovation is not a right but a responsibility. The table is not a free buffet. It is a potluck. Bring something of value to it. Kenya’s future does not belong to those with the loudest slogans, but to those with the most sustainable solutions,” he urged.
Taking Up Space
On May 30, 2025, Thuranira launched his memoir, Taking UP Space, which describes his journey from a humble background to a corporate leader.
He described the book as ‘a piece of my heart’, showing his journey from a mjengo worker to the boardroom of MySpace Properties.
The book highlights the challenges of launching a business in a competitive market and highlights the importance of branding, market research, and customer relations for business growth.
The CEO said the book is a business manual that shapes personal and professional growth.
