Even though salaries of most of the people are always tempered due to rise of inflations, CEOs of big companies continue to make absolutely staggering sums of money. In this article, Times Digital Kenya explores the highest paid CEO in Kenya, who happens to be Dr Gideon Muriuki.
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The CEO that has the highest salary in Kenya
According to various reports, CEOs in Kenya earn average monthly salaries ranging from Kshs.165,000 to Kshs. 569,000.
Hence, the average salary for a Kenyan CEO comes to about Shs 358k including other benefits such as transport and housing facilities per month.
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But who is the highest paid CEO in Kenya per month? This happens to be Cooperative bank CEO Dr. Gideon Muriuki.
How much does the CEO of Cooperative bank make in Kenya?
Muriuki CEO who has served as the cooperative bank CEO for some decades takes home a salary of around sh 270 million annually.
For instance, the co-operative bank CEO salary per month is at least KSh31.37 million.
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He is also the highest paid bank CEO in Kenya where he pockets Shs 1 million per day. Despite earning fortunes from his job at Cooperative, Gideon Muriuki net worth is yet to be revealed publicly.
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Gideon Muriuki family
Dr Muriuki who has earned fame in Kenya through his stable management of Cooperative Bank, has mostly kept his family private. He has not always showcased members of his family but only for a few moments.
Muriuki, Cooperative Bank CEO, is married to a beautiful lady, Joyce Wanjiku Muriuki. The Co-operative Bank CEO and Joyce Wanjiku have been blessed with 5 children according to the cooperative bank website.
