Njeri Rionge

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Christine Njeri Rionge OGW (12 Ferikgong 1966 - 2 phalane 2023) e ne e le rakgwebo wa thekenoloji wa kwa Kenya yo e neng e le motlhami-mmogo wa Internet Service Provider (ISP) Wananchi Online Limited (WOL), mongwe wa bafani ba ntlha ba inthanete ba kwa Kenya.

 Kitso ka gagwe 
Rionge o belegwe ka 12 Ferikgong 1966 kwa Nairobi, Kenya. Morwarragwe e ne e le Mokwaledi wa Khabinete ya Tlhaeletsano Joe Mucheru.[ 2]

Kgwebo ya ntlha ya ga Rionge e ne e le "go rekisetsa Sekolo sa Boditšhabatšhaba sa Kenya le Sekolo se Segolo sa Loretto Convent Musongari yogurt e e tswang mo teng ga koloi ya tsala ya gagwe ka nako ya boikhutso jwa sekolo. Ke ne ka bona tshono ya kgwebo mme ka e dirisa, ke ikemiseditse go e dira selo sa mmatota". Gape o ne a dira jaaka moroki wa moriri. [4]

Rionge o ithutileng Business Administration le Management kwa United States International University Africa. O ne a simolola go dira kwa Inter-Connect, e leng mofani wa ditirelo tsa inthanete wa mo lefelong leo.[ 6]

Rionge o ne a nna motlhami-mmogo wa Internet Service Provider (ISP) Wananchi Online Limited (WOL) kwa bokhutlong jwa dingwaga tsa bo1990.[ 1][2] Wananchi ke lefoko la Seswahili le le kayang moagi.[ 7] Rionge e ne e le CEO mo dingwageng tsa ntlha tse supa, kgwebo e ne ya nna ya diranta di le dimilione di le mmalwa[8] mme e ne e dira kwa Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Malawi le Mauritius.[ 6]

Ka ngwaga wa 2008 Rionge o ne a tlhophiwa go etelela pele thulaganyo ya go aga Telkom Kenya.[ 3] Rionge o ne gape a tlhoma kgwebo ya Ignite Consulting.[ [1] [2] O ne a le Modulasetilo wa Elevate Tech 2018 Toronto. [3][ 6]

Ka ngwaga wa 2012, Rionge o ne a abelwa Order of the Grand Warrior of Kenya (OGW) ka ntlha ya seabe sa gagwe mo kgwebong le go maatlafatsa basadi.[ 2]

Rionge o ne a nna Mokeresete yo o tsetsweng sesha mme a tlhokafala ka 2 phalane 2023

 Metswedi 
[1] "Njeri Rionge". Kenyan Heroes. Retrieved 15 July 2025.

[2] Veronicah, Ann. "Renowned tech icon Njeri Rionge is dead". The Standard. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.

[3] "Njeri Rionge, founder of Wananchi Online - one of Kenya's most celebrated serial entrepreneurs". Lionesses of Africa. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2025.

[4] "Meet Njeri Rionge Africa's most powerful Woman Entrepreneur". TAP Magazine. 22 January 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2025.

[5] Ruto, Japhet (5 July 2023). "Njeri Rionge: Meet Kenyan Billionaire Founder of Wananchi Group Which Owns Zuku". Tuko.co.ke. Retrieved 15 July 2025.

[6] "Njeri Rionge, Co-founder of Wananchi Online Dies in Suspected Religious Cult". Kahawatungu. 3 October 2023. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2025..

[7] "Africa's new digital frontier". BBC News. Retrieved 15 July 2025.

[8] "From milk vendor to a billionaire: The Story of Njeri Rionge". The Star. Retrieved 15 July 2025.