Gina Din-Kariuki is the local shareholder of CAMAC Energy, a US-based New York Stock Exchange-listed company involved in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas.  “We are going to be exploring for oil in this region. So one of these days you will see me with a hard hat.”  Her entry into the energy sector makes Din-Kariuki one of very few women in Africa to actively invest in the energy sector.

“Maybe I will bring a little bit of glamour to the oil industry,” she says with a chuckle.  But beyond bringing glamour, Din-Kariuki hopes to influence policies that will see Kenyans benefit from the country’s resources. This is also a serious long-term investment for her.   Entrepreneurship in Kenya