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Meet Reverend Evans Kariuki, One of the Richest Kenyans in the US

Meet Reverend Evans Kariuki, One of the Richest Kenyans in the US

When the list of Kenyans who are thriving in the diaspora is compiled, the name of Reverend Evans Kariuki cannot be left out.

The youthful clergyman moved to the US years ago with nearly nothing to his name but today he is among the richest Kenyans living abroad.

Kariuki is the founder of Circle K Supply Chain Solutions Group, a company headquartered in Canal Winchester, Ohio. 

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The Supply Chain Consulting, Lean Training & Education, and 3PL Solutions Company was founded about 10 years ago and its value is estimated at Sh2.7 billion.

Apart from business, Kariuki is the head of Eternal Life Harvest Center (ELHC) in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Kariuki and his wife Ashley, a native of Knoxville, are the founders and overseers of the evangelistic movement dubbed Firebrand Nation.

Both are graduates of Valor Christian College, where both received ordination into ministry. Kariuki also holds a master’s degree in Operational Excellence from Ohio State University.

He is also an award-winning author and has authored many books including Firebrand—a Supernatural Encounter with God, Fearless and When Heaven Speaks—The Secret of The Red Heifer.

He also serves as the president of Evangelical Youth Alliance—the youth wing of Evangelical Alliance of Kenya.

Kariuki, who was born and raised in Nairobi, is a father of three children Zoe, Zion, and Zechariah. He is the son of former Starehe MP Bishop Margret Wanjiru.
 

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  1. KenyaDec 28, 2020

    Just googling him to see if he is one of those Casino preachers who scam people with first fruits, seed, tithe, first born offerings, sacrificial offerings, cleansing offerings and other endless scams.

  2. Meeeeee1Dec 28, 2020

    if the last sentence in the article was part of the headline I would not have been interested in anything in the article.

  3. shangingiDec 28, 2020

    happy for him.

  4. Fred AdogoDec 28, 2020

    true

  5. Mkenya MjerumaniDec 28, 2020

    The last sentence kind of cheapened the whole story all because the mother is a cheap political turncoat that buys her way to get votes through bribes. I guess the Glory is there also.

  6. Common manDec 28, 2020

    Ok we got it! He has this and he has that. Thank you so very much for putting it out there. Good for him! But now back to reality, what does a common man have to do with this story? Are there any "real life" stories left out there to cover? Last time I checked, we're not living in paradise where everything glitters, I pity those "real" stories that never get to see the light of the day

  7. SenecaDec 29, 2020

    Yeah right! Let him thrive in Tn. His brother was there too, and his mom got a doctorate from a house in Antioch...Tumeibiwa wakenya! These band of thieves are now posing as 'Richest Kenyans'.

  8. WalidDec 29, 2020

    Ok @seneca! You seem to know everything about this family. Since when did a luo old woman get born in a kikuyu family?

  9. Sally BDec 30, 2020

    Wow! @seneche can never rise up from the ashes of tribalism! This black pot luo snake is so consumed by hate and jealous to a point redemption of her soul is severely compromised. But one thing is clear; that even her very old baba Raila will never arrive to Canaan without a kikuyu holding his crusty hand; literally! It is the fact! And how do you like me now @seneche!?

  10. MūgīkūyūDec 29, 2020

    Now that he has money he should investigate what happened to his father Kamangū.

  11. AliDec 29, 2020

    His mother’s lies about his birth father have already poisoned his simple mind! Kamangu died a very poor man and so they have all forgotten him.

  12. Anonymous UIDec 29, 2020

    Word of God for sale?

  13. BossDec 29, 2020

    How does the article mislead us by saying he moved to us with nothing??? He had a good start and money siphoned from Kenyan tax payers to start busineses

  14. 10xDec 29, 2020

    If you don't wanna pay a single penny in taxes in America....start your own church and attach everything you own to it

  15. BenzelDec 29, 2020

    Ok! Will do before 2020 ends!

  16. Morris MenyeDec 29, 2020

    Does Kariuki Kamangu accompany wauaji Wanjiru and Raila in their witchcraft cemetery circling trips in Tanganyika,SA and Nigeria?Does he know why his step-father,Majete ran away after Kamangu was killed?

  17. SewellDec 29, 2020

    Ask the billionaire preacher boy that question! He will give you an honest answer since preachers are not supposed to lie. Hopefully!

  18. OkothJan 13, 2021

    How does Raila's name come into this post? who bewitched you? wakizunguka kwa waganga wewe huwa kwa mzunguko nao ama wewe mwenyewe ndiyo mganga?
    shame on you

  19. WathudoDec 30, 2020

    So what?

  20. MjuAjiDec 30, 2020

    Cursed lot. Spoilt lot. Condemned lot. Dr Rev Professor Bishop Wanjiru, in her right mind, could not advice his kids to deny their own father, just because he was penniless. Before the poor man died, I would imagine how pain rushed him to his grave, knowing for sure opened her legs to sire those children: "the glory was there!' OOOOh godda. God has a way to repay the poor and down trodden. You don't deny your biology father because jiggers are all over his feet. His tears still pounds on Wanjiru's corrugated iron sheets, to the storage tank. Days are coming.

  21. SeroneyDec 30, 2020

    They all have side show stories to tell about the abandoned late kamangu! She, Wanjiru, would not have made into politics with telling sad stories the late man! It is the kind of society we all live where materialism is more cherished than human life!

  22. BuilderDec 30, 2020

    He's made it in life. Congrats. Is purpose of the article meant to set the stage 4 political office? Wait n see

  23. Dan KomenDec 30, 2020

    This is a useless story.

  24. RidleyDec 31, 2020

    It is the first time the world thinks you are right in your observation @conmen!

  25. Kora kaniniJan 10, 2021

    I'm not hating but this is money laundering...from his mother to him...cleaning ill gotten money.
    Clever way though...
    Front office but dirty businesses at the back of the store.

  26. YulemseMar 27, 2022

    Not sure why people are hating he is one of the nicest Kenyans in diaspora and has helped many people around the world especially Kenyans.

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