Chris Kirubi did not let anyone else drive his Bentley his reason was simple

Chris Kirubi was a flamboyant businessman to whom money gave the choicest things in life.  He drove the most expensive German cars, wore designer apparels, owned seven companies, a thriving radio station for urban masses and high-rise buildings in the city where he maintained penthouses.

If you ever wanted to get money from Chris Kirubi, your best would be to use the route of education: ask him to pay fees for a course you are taking or training to upgrade yourself or hone your skills.

If you went to ask for money for any other need, Kirubi would most likely retort: “You go and make your money.”

He died on Monday, aged 80, after battling cancer for a long time. 

An abiding optimist, Kirubi was an old man with a youthful heart, and it this philosophy that seemed to drive his business manoeuvres.

For example, Kirubi said in a Churchill Show interview in September last year that his taste for youthful music made him buy Capital FM, which is 100 per cent owned by him.

Once he acquired it, he changed the music genre played, dropping the old school playlist and incorporating more urban genres such as hip hop, RnB, rock, neo-soul, new jack swing, world music, jazz, techno and dance music.

“When the opportunity [to buy Capital FM] came, I did not think twice. When others were bargaining, I went in and paid the full amount they wanted. I changed the music immediately, but old ladies in Karen said ‘why do you come to spoil our station’. The music they wanted was not going with the youth. My focus is the youth,” Chris said.

Even in the face of failure and difficulty, he would not give up. For example, even on his deathbed on Monday, he had his phone by his side, tweeting nuggets of optimistic inspiration, particularly targeting young people.

Kirubi caught the attention of entertainment pundits when he bought Capital FM in 2014 and proceeded to brand himself with the street moniker DJ CK.

In an interview with the Scoop, Kirubi said he bought the radio station because his company was using a lot of money to advertise there.

He would then attend all the hip and hot parties about town and know what is trending in showbiz.

This endeared him to the youth, with some asking him how he made it big in the corporate world. This gave birth to his weekly #AskKirubi tweets that offered nuggets of wisdom on motivation and investment.

Kirubi was also known for flaunting his wealth, he drove top-of-the-range cars. In one of his last interviews with Churchill on his show, Kirubi revealed that not all his cars are driven by his chauffeur. He specifically drove his Bentley which he bought in 2017.

Revealing why he did not let anyone else drive his Bentley, Kirubi explained, “I drive it. If my driver drives this car, he would go away and I would never find him.”

Source: Star