Cytonn Real Estate Developments Forecast to Exceed Ksh 200 Billion In Ten Years

The Vogue described orange as the ‘new black’ during the New York Fashion Week.

Ms. Elizabeth Nkukuu, looked flawless blending the colour with white stripes, a radiating smile with her black hair shining with the afternoon sunshine.

She beamed with joy, enthusiasm, success and attraction as she moved from one table to another. Mingling with both the young and old.

The 37-year-old investor who is a partner, Chief Investment Officer at Cytonn Investments Management Ltd and Head of Real Estate was on a mission. She looked the part.

The company was unveiling The Ridge within their real estate portfolio, a development that aims at bringing together people from different walks of life to share a luxurious and convenient lifestyle.

“We are redefining real estate offering to our clients; we do not sell buildings or square feet; we are offering lifestyle products that speak to our clients’ aspirations. And for our investors, we are offering attractive investment returns backed by investment grade real estate products with strong uptake, capital appreciation and rental yields,” she said.

This is no mean achievement for Elizabeth.

She was named among the 2016 Top 40 under 40 women creating an impact to the society out of 650 entries.

Ochieng’ Rapuro, Managing Editor, Business Daily those who passed the score were women with, “The freshness of a candidate in their area of operation was a big score for each candidate. Ingenuity, performance and durability were big winners for those in contention as was the ability to demonstrate that they care for societies in which they live living which is what life is really about.”

“It is a great challenge and an honour to be among the Top 40 under 40. It was great and a big surprise. I owe it to the people I work with. People at Cytonn, people who have moulded me from when I started. It is not possible to do these things on your own,” she humbly responds.

Her quest for excellence, perfection and good results for clients, has made her clung to Cytonn, a company she co-founded with her Managing Partner, Edwin H. Dande, who was recognised by the Institut Choiseul of France among the top 200 young leaders in Africa under 40 who are “building the Africa of today and preparing the one to become in 2015.

Other partners include: head of private equity and real estate Shiv Arora and head of legal Patricia Wanjama.

“My next move is perfecting what I have done at Cytonn. I don’t think I will leave Cytonn. Cytonn is part of my life now,” she confidently states.

“For me it is look at what is best for Cytonn Investment and look for more challenges,” she adds.