Comments on: Forbes Billionaires: There’s an African on the list http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/forbes-billionaires-theres-an-african-on-the-list Hugh MacLeod: "In terms of becoming an entrepreneur, probably the most useful thing I learned in the last twenty years was how to enjoy my own company for long stretches of time". Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:03:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: Roy Jr http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/forbes-billionaires-theres-an-african-on-the-list#comment-104425 Roy Jr Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:46:18 +0000 http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/?p=1121#comment-104425 Here is the link: http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/05/0519_100_richest_by_city/35.htm

Here is the link: http://images.businessweek.com.....ity/35.htm

]]> By: Roy Jr http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/forbes-billionaires-theres-an-african-on-the-list#comment-104424 Roy Jr Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:31:27 +0000 http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/?p=1121#comment-104424 I was reading business week and came across with kenyan born billionaire(yes in dollars) and I was shocked. I'm pretty sure you will to. Fisher Island, Fla., and Troy, Mich. Bharat Desai 56 How'd he get so rich? Desai is the co-founder and CEO of Syntel, a multibillion-dollar information technology company headquarted in Troy, Mich. The Kenyan-born, Indian-educated Desai was one of the early technology outsourcing leaders and divides his time between Troy, Fisher Island, Mumbai, and Syntel's new 1,800-acre campus in Pune, India. Desai has a fortune estimated at $1 billion.

I was reading business week and came across with kenyan born billionaire(yes in dollars) and I was shocked. I’m pretty sure you will to.

Fisher Island, Fla., and Troy, Mich.
Bharat Desai
56

How’d he get so rich? Desai is the co-founder and CEO of Syntel, a multibillion-dollar information technology company headquarted in Troy, Mich. The Kenyan-born, Indian-educated Desai was one of the early technology outsourcing leaders and divides his time between Troy, Fisher Island, Mumbai, and Syntel’s new 1,800-acre campus in Pune, India. Desai has a fortune estimated at $1 billion.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/forbes-billionaires-theres-an-african-on-the-list#comment-81216 Anonymous Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:11:15 +0000 http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/?p=1121#comment-81216 :idea: :grin: :evil: :cool: :???: :smile: :shock: :arrow: :twisted: :neutral: :mrgreen: :oops: :roll: :wink: :cry: :eek: :lol: :mad: :sad: :!: :?: i am a billionnaire toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

:idea: :grin: :evil: :cool: :???: :smile: :shock: :arrow: :twisted: :neutral: :mrgreen: :oops: :roll: :wink: :cry: :eek: :lol: :mad: :sad: :!: :?: i am a billionnaire toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

]]> By: razor http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/forbes-billionaires-theres-an-african-on-the-list#comment-58538 razor Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:38:15 +0000 http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/?p=1121#comment-58538 fala, Mohamed al amudi is not african, he is a saudi citizen.

fala,
Mohamed al amudi is not african, he is a saudi citizen.

]]> By: fala http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/forbes-billionaires-theres-an-african-on-the-list#comment-58484 fala Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:36:17 +0000 http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/?p=1121#comment-58484 please i beg to differ this Nigerian dude ain't seen no money the richest African on the Forbes list is from Ethiopia the dude is called Mohamed ala mudin.this is the true picture of balling on full auto pilot, the money chain never ends for this brother so check your facts.77th richest in the world no.1 in Africa.

please i beg to differ this Nigerian dude ain’t seen no money the richest African on the Forbes list is from Ethiopia the dude is called Mohamed ala mudin.this is the true picture of balling on full auto pilot, the money chain never ends for this brother so check your facts.77th richest in the world no.1 in Africa.

]]> By: Kaangumu http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/forbes-billionaires-theres-an-african-on-the-list#comment-57835 Kaangumu Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:05:08 +0000 http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/?p=1121#comment-57835 KE I have done some research and the following link may offer some insight into the matter. http://www.sarpn.org.za/CountryPovertyPapers/Botswana/june2002/land_hunger.php

KE

I have done some research and the following link may offer some insight into the matter.

http://www.sarpn.org.za/Countr.....hunger.php

]]> By: razor http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/forbes-billionaires-theres-an-african-on-the-list#comment-57624 razor Sun, 09 Mar 2008 02:47:31 +0000 http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/?p=1121#comment-57624 just what: C'mmon, give this guy some credit, he took his company public ,his shares must have sold well for a good reason . Wait until u discover some emerging funds from the " prosperous society " may be stocking up his shares (in your companys 401k). And d'you mean to say that, because american billionaires sell their goods and services to the "prosperous society", is why their money counts. I will give you an example:The Firestone family may sell their tires or latex to a prosperous consumer, but see how they feed off these really poor non-countrymen (may I say liberians). . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MQAvkxsHk8& And there are 1000's of examples

just what:
C’mmon, give this guy some credit, he took his company public ,his shares must have sold well for a good reason . Wait until u discover some emerging funds from the ” prosperous society ” may be stocking up his shares (in your companys 401k).
And d’you mean to say that, because american billionaires sell their goods and services to the “prosperous society”, is why their money counts.
I will give you an example:The Firestone family may sell their tires or latex to a prosperous consumer, but see how they feed off these really poor non-countrymen (may I say liberians). .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MQAvkxsHk8&

And there are 1000’s of examples

]]> By: KE http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/forbes-billionaires-theres-an-african-on-the-list#comment-57505 KE Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:13:19 +0000 http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/?p=1121#comment-57505 Kaangamu: Are you sure that the government in botswana owns all the land? you need to double check that info. I think they only own the land where the minerals lie. Anyway, botswana's wealth comes mainly from it's diamonds, not from agriculture and they have a very small population relative to Kenya. Just what: What do you mean the Nigerian's money doesn't count? How about all those Indian billionaires who are also making money in a country with lots of poor people? And America didn't become prosperous overnight. People like Rockerfeller were making loads of money during the great depression. I actually think more and more Africans are going to start showing up on that list. The continent is mineral rich, it's finally embracing free markets and capitalism and countries like China and India are in desperate need of Africa's mineral resources.

Kaangamu:

Are you sure that the government in botswana owns all the land? you need to double check that info. I think they only own the land where the minerals lie. Anyway, botswana’s wealth comes mainly from it’s diamonds, not from agriculture and they have a very small population relative to Kenya.

Just what:

What do you mean the Nigerian’s money doesn’t count? How about all those Indian billionaires who are also making money in a country with lots of poor people? And America didn’t become prosperous overnight. People like Rockerfeller were making loads of money during the great depression. I actually think more and more Africans are going to start showing up on that list. The continent is mineral rich, it’s finally embracing free markets and capitalism and countries like China and India are in desperate need of Africa’s mineral resources.

]]> By: Kaangumu http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/forbes-billionaires-theres-an-african-on-the-list#comment-57480 Kaangumu Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:14:27 +0000 http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/?p=1121#comment-57480 @lord Great point you made there! Pack everyone in towns and let gava and large scale farmers till the land. Botswana does that. No one owns land there but the gava. If you want to keep cattle, they have designated "cattle posts" areas and there's a number of animals and capital you're supposed to have before being "loaned" the land free by the gava. That way Botswana exports more beef than the rest of Africa. Like you said, the government of Botswana has built self-contained towns all over the country. All the superdukas you see in Gaborone can be seen in a remote place like Ghanzi and the rest. Maybe we need to look over our shoulder and see what's working in our brother's boma.

@lord
Great point you made there! Pack everyone in towns and let gava and large scale farmers till the land. Botswana does that. No one owns land there but the gava. If you want to keep cattle, they have designated “cattle posts” areas and there’s a number of animals and capital you’re supposed to have before being “loaned” the land free by the gava. That way Botswana exports more beef than the rest of Africa.

Like you said, the government of Botswana has built self-contained towns all over the country. All the superdukas you see in Gaborone can be seen in a remote place like Ghanzi and the rest.

Maybe we need to look over our shoulder and see what’s working in our brother’s boma.

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