Word: ambassadeur
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...motivations in trying to get the project going are as much personal as they are professional. One of eight children of a Salvation Army preacher and a nurse, Kariuki started his career in marketing. After a decade, eager to work for himself, he and two partners bought Hotel Ambassadeur, the first property in what would become Sarova Hotels. As a successful businessman, he feels a responsibility to the lagging tourism industry; and as a new grandfather and community elder in Kirinyaga, he is conscious of the legacy he will leave. "In some small way," he says, "we want to contribute...