From Homeless To CEO: The Incredible Success Story Of Julius Mwale, One Of Kenya's Top Entrepreneurs
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- After founding SBA Technologies to address security in online transactions, Kenya’s Julius Mwale did not stop innovating. Creating a company wasn’t enough; he had to build his own city. In conversation with Forbes Chief Content Officer Randall Lane at the Forbes Under 30 Summit Africa, hear from one of Africa’s most well-known businessmen on how he’s building a sustainable metropolis at the intersection of technology, healthcare and innovation, and why investing in Africa is a must.
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I got to know Julius a few years ago and he is a really nice person. Just wondering why he's not on the Forbes list of 2640 billionaires if he is one?
This is amazing and inspirational, i can't wait to see what the future holds for Africa as a continent. The rest of the world will also benefit.
Nothing like seeing Africans that succeeds. It brings more and more hope for others.
Thank you Julius Mwale, thank you Forbes.
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It is about time. Thank you Forbes for covering our city here in Lunza area of Butere. We have been the original landowners who benefited here from Mwale's work. My late dad's house is now rented by 3 nurses from Hamptons. This is income we will earn for generations. Also the hospital treated my 94 year old aunt on NHIF for free.All said I lead a Butere district professional organization and MMTC makes up 2900 out of the 4200 member group. I am a former diplomat who is retired now and I never dreamt of living my life with access to first world amenities inside my African village of birth. God bless Mwale.
Good to hear about the impact of Mwale's Vision
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I first saw Mwale being interviewed by a certain youtuber from Ghana. He is so keen on his vision. For a naked eye or just any normal human being it doesnt make sense.
Look at the infrastructure he has started constructing in Kenya, the solar system, dams and road network.
He is heading somewhere single-handedly doing this project.
I salute you sir.
Amazing story! Huge impact in Kenya. Thanks to Mr. Julius Mwale for his big vision for Africa. This is a great interview.
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Thank you for the information
Mwale you are always my guy. Let us shake the technology space silicon/ Grapheme savana.... Am #geraldgitaunjenga
Truly Remarkable and Inspirational.
Remarkable
Any leader who take by saying WE and not I, is a sign of a great leader,
God bless
Free is rarely a good idea. Free is extremely expensive, lower quality and ultimately unappreciated.
Who said it's free. It's only partly free for locals who also have a low level national health insurance. CSR
I’m inspired
Great! Got an idea on how to salvage the youth from drug addiction but i don't have funds to bring it to fruition
Incredible
What an incredible achievement Julian Mwale
Wow!
Very inspiring. Transformative leadership
Githeri media will never show us such projects
Alot Githeri trying to mad his name
Being homeless doesn't equal to success. He didn't give up given the circumstances.... So don't think if someone who been homeless can do it I can do it . But instead say god knew I can do it
Amazing
This amazing project job well done Mr Mwale . I am a proud Kenyan 👏👏👏👏👏
inspired!!
Entire patent application by SBA Here, patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/23/da/90/25e91b369c5834/CA2605041A1.pdf
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Always aim high so that your dream can come to reality! 🌞
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You can't be an employee forever! 🙅♀
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You are absolutely right 👍
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It is so inspiring to see a genuine Keyan who is a billionaire through business and not stealing public funds. He shows it can be done but unfortunately outside of Kenya.
Lol 😂 unfortunately outside Africa but fortunately it can be done in Africa too
😮 me, a Kenyan, hearing about this fr the first time here 😅
We need more Julius Mwales in africa
Yet another great reminder that there really are no excuses.
He's still an outlier among smart Kenyan inventors. So it's not like everyone is going to become this guy either..
@@jonjeskie5234 you're just thinking small, i mean the guy literally came from nothing
@@lennox_wrld so you honestly believe that everyone who "thinks big" actually is successful at it? 🤣
How well is akon's big city is going? How about the many "big" Dubai failures of hopeful developers? Thinking big doesn't guarantee anything.
nothing guarantees success but thinking small is a sure way not to succeed because you're thinking, well, why should I even try?
@@lennox_wrld there's nothing wrong with thinking big, there's something wrong with acting like that's the only ingredient. It's far from enough.
Thank you
Nice
If I am asked who I like to meet in this world before I die, I would gladly say I would want to meet Mwale. He is really my role model. I see him in me...kindly tell your fans how they can meet you, sir.
I KNOW HIM
Awesome! Kenyans too can think🙌
Mr. Mwale, you inspired me.
Big dream in Kenya
visionary
The sound quality is poor.
Ur device is poor
Everyone say I was homeless when they make it
You would think the moderator is the actual billionaire... him acting up as a rich N while the rich guy is so down to earth
😂😂
This very inspiring and true reflection of selflessness
Incredible 👏
I'm impressed 🙏
Bless you sir 🙏
The Great mwale! This guy inspires me alot!
Miss Trudy made me know this brilliant guy💕💕
Great story. Thanks for sharing. Really inspiring.
Well done. 🎉 Outstanding.
The story of this guy has so many gaps. So so many. But Forbes says it mostly relies on 1) Self declared wealth information and 2) publicly available information. Now Mwale's publicly available information is that he is WEALTHY and SUCCESSFUL. The source is unknown. Which means that the only Way Forbes can claim he is actually wealthy is if Mwale himself told them his networth or success. SBA Technologies Inc doesn't even have a simple Linkedin Page forget a website.
Entire patent application by SBA Here, patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/23/da/90/25e91b369c5834/CA2605041A1.pdf
He gets a cut each time a company uses his patented biometric technology.
I have been to Mwale Medical. This man is a BIG LIAR
😂😂😂
@@EvansNgonga Mwale Medical is coming up just fine, you're not the only person who's been there btw
A man from home
Congratulations 🎉
Entire patent application by SBA Here, patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/23/da/90/25e91b369c5834/CA2605041A1.pdf
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Damn I love stories like this.
Greatly inspired by one of our own
Mr Mwale you are a great man
😂...Didn't say Senegal, guess Akon City is done
Amazing! Great Jobs and Congrats
Great job and congrats
This is like a threat to the outside world. Western countries have a tendency of silencing big dreamers. Let's hope this dream is not shut down. Anyways I'm gonna be a billionaire and I'll do great things for this continent
You live in Africa?
You guys are out here promoting a scammer. Githeri media.
Could you visit the "city" and document it here?
Nothing there.
Walai, his story hai add up.. SBA technologies Inc hata hii patikani
Kuna yenye alionyesha anabuild kericho a youtuber covered it. But i don't trust him, mtu ameishi america his whole life coming to manipulate kenyans thinking he's better than us
About the City it's all hot air.
The city is there for anyone interested to go and see, it's not yet complete but its coming up just fine. Instead of hating build something yourself
Fact check please. Thats all ill say concerning this guy. Forbes Africa needs a robust process for this coz africa is a jungle. Not the first time ive asked forbes africa to do this.
Entire patent application by SBA Here, patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/23/da/90/25e91b369c5834/CA2605041A1.pdf
@@bernardmomanyinyagaka1051 A patent filed by three men named Robert Morley, Edward Richter and George Engel. There's no mention of SBA or Julius Mwale.
150km tarmac??????? ,$100,000 @145 = Kes14,500,000/ha...eheheheheheh really wapi?
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The sound technician so embarrassing
Was he really homeless or was serving in the Kenyan Army?
The title is misleading
I think he comes from a decent Middle class family 😅😅 from western Kenya with his brother even serving as a member of parliament
It doesn't have to sound as if someone was the wretched of the Earth all the time
Nonetheless congratulations for such innovations and success
The challenge is the recession and indebtedness of the Kenyan economy
Fiscal indiscipline demonstrated by Kenyan Governments can suck the much needed Oxygen from such investments and make them not feel the market
Looks like you were not following the story
he was homeless in New York not in Kenya. Listen up!
@@mzuribeauty4287 You expected him to have a home in New York city right after arriving from Kenya?
That is the inconsistency. It doesn't contain logic
The temporary adjustment in a new city cannot be big news
@@nicksonshango2082 is every new immigrant in New York homeless?
@@mzuribeauty4287 An immigrant can arrive with a brand new home with luxurious items
That is what you mean
So blacks can be successful. Don't tell that to Newsom in California
Entire patent application by SBA Here, patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/23/da/90/25e91b369c5834/CA2605041A1.pdf
Africans and black Americans have different mindsets
What is "blacks"' ???
hii ni hosy gani ana ongelea about ? iko wapi kenya !
MMTC Butere,Kakamega
Mwale Medical & Technology City in Butere,Kakamega
Who's that overconfident unpleasant man in the hat?
Clearly a privileged person. I demand reparations!
Africans and Black Americns have different mindsets
For just going to helery to take his clear mindset to congress in the benefit of USA after that the global benefits like any other company like google and Facebook you name it it’s American dream that came true what kind of reparations you demand you are already a beneficiary of the project
@@lilac8794 they have different experiences. Africans faced colonialism while black Americans faced slavery
Jirani😂🔥
surprise he did not start a fund to help innovative start up in Africa
He has done his part , work and do your part too. That could be your story if you make your contribution.
The City that he has built in Kakamega a city in Kenya which hosts a mega hospital,a shopping mall,residential blocks,hospitality like restaurants,tech innovation camps,golf course n other socio n economic amenities has created thousands of job opportunities fr the local communities n upgraded their social lives.That's more contribution that u can ever ask from a single individual whose doing all this not for the profits but with the motivation of bettering the lives n livelihood of a community where he grew up in poverty.
He building a whole city in his village
It is very much possible to do what he has done. A good example right there in Rwanda is Mr. Gerard Rwibuswo of Akabanga and Agasha has practically inspired a town to grow around his products and vision.
Someone else will someday turn that highway stopover center into a city.
He empowered a poor community. He did better than what you wanted him to do
His Net worth?
His vision "How many people he's moved out of poverty not the billions in the bank".From other videos,he said his was a combined team effort with multinationals.
@@justinamusyoka4986 I heard him say that,I'm not deaf.I just wanted to know his net worth.
You can tell his wealthy just by how much he used to build the city and he is not bothered. I 200b. That tells you he's super rich.
TODAY KENYA IS A MESS
H I appreciate his story but it least if you can't keep your african accent just stop trying to speak an accent which isn't yours.
That hat 🤣🤣🤣
How is forbes not able to afford a better mic? To make it worse its only the guest with this huge azz mic
All LIES. Visit Mwale Medical and decide for yourself
Mwale is always talking about his vision.
Right now that city is not what he is saying, but it is coming up just fine. Because obviously there is no thousands of people going in there for treatment instead of going to India.
But it could be in the future, because you can see that it is well on course
What do you mean?
BUILD something and stop ranting
Here comes his defenders,take cover
@@eugenehancho2112 kwa ground vitu ni different....... He may be successful in person but the City thing is hot air.
Millionaire yes, billionaire status highly questionable.
What is your point, what us important is whathe us doing and it's impact on theworld.forbes check people taxreturnand filling.His wealth is in US not in Africa
@1andeyo the company you talking about employs 25 people with a revenue of >$5m less than 5 m according to the available data. It's available for you to see and telling us the company is not in kenya really proves to me that you have assumption that we are ignorant. He's not a billionaire by any standard but could be rich of which in either outcome am not affected.
@daviktory what is your objective? Are you thinking, how much do you think MMTC land and properties are worth . Wacha uchoyo
Hahaha!
This guy's story just doesn't add up, and trust me I'm in the space he's talking about and I have been there for quite sometime. And oh, the patent he's talking about, is simply abandoned meaning that the patent was not finished or wasn't paid for in 2006. Also looking back at the tech he's talking about, he's definitely not the first person to have come up with it. "Gold standard" my a**. His company doesn't even turn up anywhere if infact, it had the impact he's talking about. How did he invent it? Let him explain the tech behind it, coz looking at the failed patent he's talking about,it seems very shallow and basic for someone that claims to be an expert in the field. The man knows where he's getting his money from, he is simply trying to fool the masses with this phony-stale storyline. C'mon man.. homeless to talking to a senator to having his tech implemented in banks... there is simply no history of this, anywhere, within the timespan he's talking about.
Using different names to trash Mwale,we arefrom there and he benefited. He sold his patent
@@1andeyo Where? Show me the proof? The patent was not even filed, go search the public patent search and show me where it is.
@MrX-vz1kp Small mind, let me ask you a question: What is the objective if I show you proof then what. I am sure you are spending a lot of your personal time looking foe negativity in others and less on yourself
@@1andeyo For your information, I run a successful company, in the space he's claiming to revolutionize, in my late 20s and I am well versed in the subject matter, extremely well versed. You lack the thought process and relevant criteria to tell me anything on the subject matter. So bring me facts and I will retract. There is no history of this guy working with Hillary Clinton and other stories he's making up. If you do not have the evidence, as I do, please keep quiet.
@@1andeyo the fact that you can't share even a single link to the company that he claims he owns proofs Mwale is a con artist
Amazing