(L-R) Mary Wangari – Equity Group’s Executive Director, Eunice Waweru – UBL Finance Director and Agnes Ssali – UBL’s Legal Director raise a toast to launch the book. Photo/Courtesy
Mary Wangari Wamae the Group Executive Director of Kenya’s Equity Group – last week launched her book titled ‘The Village Girl: My Dream, Life and Legacy’ by hosting the cream of Uganda’s corporate world to a cocktail experience curated by Tanqueray Gin at the Kampala Serena Hotel poolside.
The book documents her journey from her roots as a young village girl in Nyeri (south Central Kenya) with dreams of a bright future, to her life as a mother, a lawyer in private practice and eventually into the boardrooms of Equity Bank.
An usher serves guests a pair of cocktails
Wangari shared some of her life stories as well as advice on how to navigate life as a parent in the high-octane world of corporate leadership as guests were immersed in the world of Tanqueray Gin with a full cocktail experience put together by some of Uganda Breweries Limited’s (UBL) professional mixologists preparing a selection of cocktails featuring both the original London Dry Gin and the zesty and fruitful Flors de Sevilla.
Some of the guests included Anthony Kituuka Equity Bank Uganda MD, Judy Kyanda MD of Knight Frank Uganda, Dr. Peter Kimbowa NSSF Board Chair, Nation Media Group CEO Stephen Gitagama, Prof. Samuel Sejjaaka Monitor Publications Board Chair, Daniel Kalinaki Nation Media Group Uganda’s General Manager Editorial and more.
Guests interacting during the event
While addressing the guests, Eunice Waweru, UBL’s Finance and Strategy Director, said, “UBL is proud to be a part of sharing your journey with Uganda and to celebrate you with our Tanqueray Gin which is the perfect mix of ingenuity, heritage and hard work qualities that you embody.”
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