Mkamboi is the Founder and CEO of Saru Treasure Brands LTD, a beauty care manufacturing processing
firm that harnesses the potent benefits of natural and organic ingredients in their formulations to create
products that promote healthy gorgeous crowns.
She Holds a BSC degree and an MBA from USIU. The brand Saru Organics grew in less than 3 years to
offer 11 product lines and stocked in major beauty stores such as GoodLife pharmacies, Guardian Health
pharmacies, Super Cosmetics, True Cosmetics and Natural Hair Kenya changing the Afrocentric
narrative one crown at a time. In 2019 she was recognized as the Most Resilient Founder of the Year at
Foya Global Awards for her entrepreneurial journey that begun at her mum’s kitchen and with Kshs.10,
000 only as capital to having a commercial space established in RUIRU. Prior to her quest in formulating
natural products that have grown to be loved by many, Ms Mwakale served as a Lead Program Manager
at Akili Dada empowering young talented high-school girls in their pivotal growth stage. In addition to
being a green beauty formulator, Mkamboi is a believer in Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior ,a doting
mother of two, a wife to an amazing loving husband and it’s in her family where she draws inspiration
and faith.
In February 2021 she was recognized and honored as a ZURI AWARDS HONOREE under the
manufacturing category, which celebrates unsung women heroes making positive impact in
communities in line with the International Women ‘s Day theme. In 2023 she was crowned the top
Kenyan Jamii Femme laureate winning further a cash prize of $10,000 for the business. She is also a
Launch & Grow Babson College 2023 fellow and a USADF 2024 grant finalist.
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