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Kenyan tycoon Wilfred Murungi's Mastermind Tobacco collapsed five years after his death

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Kenyan tycoon Wilfred Murungi's Mastermind Tobacco collapsed five years after his death — Sources: Billionaires.Africa

Wilfred Murungi founded Mastermind Tobacco in 1987 and built Kenya's second-largest cigarette maker. Its assets went under the hammer in 2025.

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