Financially Incorrect

In this episode of Financially Incorrect Uganda, Belinda shares her journey from working minimum wage jobs in Canada to building a thriving digital marketing business and card game empire in Uganda. She talks openly about managing money for the first time, coping with harsh winters and isolation, launching her side hustles, and making her first investments in unit trusts and cows. Belinda also ref...

From Safaricom to self-employment, Zaheeda Suleman’s story is one of courage, clarity, and conviction. In this episode of Financially Incorrect, she sits with Barrack to unpack the reality of walking away from a consistent salary to build her own brand. From the silence that followed her resignation to the first 50K gig, the lessons are raw and real. Zaheeda opens up about the friends who showed u...

From earning a Ksh 9,000 salary and sleeping in his clinic to building a billion-shilling hospital network, Dr. Maxwell Okoth has lived every entrepreneur’s nightmare and dream. In this episode of Financially Incorrect Business Edition, he opens up about borrowing money meant for land to start his first clinic, surviving burnout and near depression when debt piled up, and building RFH Healthcare i...

From losing Ksh 300,000 on his first show to selling out concerts with over 2,000 people, Alan Gitau’s story is one of pure creative grit and cultural pride. In this episode, the founder of Kikuyu Love Sessions opens up about his journey, growing up in Uthiru, leaving a stable advertising career to chase meaning, and building a movement that romanticizes vernacular music and modern African love. H...

In this episode of Financially Incorrect Uganda Edition, Wonder Jr. opens up about his extraordinary journey from being detained in the UK to becoming one of Uganda’s most inspiring creatives. He shares how faith, resilience, and self-belief turned his lowest moments into a launchpad for purpose, from rebuilding his life after deportation to founding Arts for Hearts and Wonder Creatives. Through a...

From earning just $90 a month as a junior software engineer to raising $180,000 for his startup, Dawit Abraham’s story is one of grit, failure, and ultimate breakthrough. In this episode of Financially Incorrect: Business Edition, Barrack sits down with the co-founder and CEO of Beemi, Ethiopia’s first gaming studio, to unpack how a dream that started with a simple mobile game turned into a tech m...

From earning $90 a day in post-war Libya to running a multi-million-shilling travel business, losing it all, and then raising $100K for his next venture, David Kimani’s journey is nothing short of remarkable. In this episode of Financially Incorrect, he opens up about the highs and lows of building Vacay Holiday Deals, a travel company that hit Ksh 82 million in bookings before everything came cra...

What does it really cost to be a doctor in Uganda? In this episode of Financially Incorrect: Uganda Edition, Dr. Tumusiime Nyamurungi takes us inside the world of medicine, where long hours, low pay, and expensive training collide with the pressure to stay financially afloat. From working exhausting 12-hour shifts to paying millions in residency fees, she reveals how the pursuit of purpose often c...

Join Karanja Ndegwa, the CEO of Jambojet, as he takes us through his remarkable journey from accountant to aviation leader. From crunching revenue numbers to steering one of Kenya’s fastest-growing airlines, Karanja’s story is a masterclass in patience, credibility, and sustainable growth. Under his leadership, Jambojet now operates over 14,000 landings a year and generates more than KES 15 billio...

In this episode of Financially Incorrect Business Edition, Jason, co-founder of Kapu Digital Agency and Car Pockets, takes us through the unexpected journey of how a simple frustration with flimsy insurance stickers turned into a business that scaled from a single sale to 5,000 orders. He shares how curiosity sparked the first prototype, why insurers rejected the idea, the early struggles with log...

At just 24, Oscar Kampala has built one of East Africa’s most exciting fashion brands, dressing thousands of students for prom and expanding his suit business across borders. In this Financially Incorrect Uganda Edition, he shares how he started hustling at 8 years old, grew a prom suit side hustle into a company, and managed to balance school with business. Oscar opens up about scaling into Kenya...

In this episode of Financially Incorrect, Nyandia Gachago—chartered marketer, AI trainer, and founder of Minty Lime, shares her unfiltered money story. From growing up in a plot household, facing the crushing costs of chronic illness, and moving back home twice, to experimenting with startups, scaling a butchery business, and finally building a thriving agency. Nyandia opens up about what it reall...

Kenya’s property market is buzzing with new developments, rising prices, and growing interest from both local and foreign investors. But is this boom sustainable, or are we sitting on a real estate bubble? In this episode of Financially Incorrect, we unpack the truth behind the hype. Our guests break down the fundamentals of an economic bubble - sharp price increases, speculation, and cheap credit...

In this episode of Financially Incorrect Business Edition, Flora Mutahi, founder of Melvins Tea, takes us through her remarkable 28-year journey of building one of Kenya’s most iconic tea brands. From starting with a small ginger tea business with limited capital to scaling operations, delegating tasks, diversifying products, and navigating major setbacks like office robbery, Flora shares the less...

In this episode of Financially Incorrect, Barrack sits down with Jack Owigar, the Regional Director for East Africa at Pulse, to unpack his story from a humble hustle selling drinks to leading one of the most influential media brands in the region. Jack reflects on his childhood in Lang’ata, the financial lessons he picked from his mother, and how being the last born in a family of six shaped his...

In this episode, Fiona Kemigisha shares her inspiring journey of walking away from law, a career she pursued under family expectations, to embrace her true passion for creativity and content. She talks openly about losing her first business investment, the hard lessons she learned from financial failure, and how those experiences shaped her money mindset. Fiona also reflects on her childhood, wher...

From a small idea during the COVID lockdowns to handling million-shilling bookings, Let’s Discover Travels has grown into one of East Africa’s most exciting travel companies. In this episode of Financially Incorrect (Business Edition), Barrack sits down with co-founder and CEO Mutuku, to explore the challenges and breakthroughs behind building the brand. They discuss the visa restrictions that are...

Summertides didn’t just appear out of nowhere, it was born from a bold gamble and a dream. In this episode, Kasey shares how his brother first introduced him to DJing, sparking a love for music that would change his life. When the chance came to chase his vision, he convinced his parents to take a huge risk, handing him 500K shillings meant for school fees so he could start his events dream. Again...

Hillary Okello’s remarkable journey from clinical medicine to comedy is a story of persistence, creativity, and the pursuit of passion over predictability. In this episode, he opens up about how his stubborn childhood nature became a foundation for humor, why clinical work offered stability but not fulfillment, and how comedy quickly proved more rewarding, both emotionally and financially. He expl...

Mwenda Thuranira, CEO of MySpace Properties and one of Kenya’s most passionate real estate developers, sits down with Barrack to share his remarkable journey in real estate and the future of urban development in the country. With over 20 years of experience, Mwenda reflects on his early beginnings, the challenges he faced in Mombasa’s real estate market, and how he identified marketing gaps that l...

In this episode of Financially Incorrect, Moses Kemibaro opens up about his journey as a pioneer in Kenya’s digital space, from starting Dotsavvy in his bedroom to building it into a leading communications agency. He shares why investing in your personal brand is the true currency of entrepreneurship, how frugality and reinvestment kept his business alive for over 20 years, and why money is ultima...

In this episode of Financially Incorrect shot in Uganda, Barrack sits down with Reagan Kawuma, a quality assurance professional and small business growth expert, to unpack his unique money journey. Reagan shares how a mindset shift inspired by Joe Dispenza, changed the way he viewed life and opportunity, and how that shift fueled his ventures, from hustling snacks and delivering cakes at universit...

In this episode of Financially Incorrect, Barrack sits down with Doug Mutai who is a comedian, MC, entrepreneur, and founder of Standup Collective for a raw, entertaining, and inspiring conversation. Doug takes us from his early days in Nakuru, through unexpected detours in Canada, to the grind of building Kenya’s comedy industry from the ground up. He opens up about failed shows, life-changing en...

This episode follows Vanessa’s inspiring journey from making tea and juice in her family kitchen to running a full-fledged restaurant built almost entirely from scratch. With no prior cooking experience, she stumbled into her passion when a single customer’s praise pushed her to keep going. From her first big cash order worth 45,000 KES to dreaming of a venue with a bar, Vanessa shares how she nav...

Eugene Mbugua’s journey is a powerful story of turning hardship into opportunity. Losing both parents at just seven years old forced him to grow up fast, moving between homes and learning about money the hard way, by not having any. From selling DVDs and graffiti-designed envelopes in school to writing film reviews, launching TV shows like Young Rich, and eventually owning a nightclub in Nairobi’s...