Dr. James Mwangi, Managing Director and CEO of Equity Group Holdings, has been conferred the Freedom of the City of London, one of the world’s oldest and most respected civic honours. The award celebrates Dr. Mwangi’s decades-long commitment to financial inclusivity, equitable economic development, and empowerment of underserved communities across Africa.
Dr. Mwangi joins an exclusive list of global changemakers who have previously received the award—including Nelson Mandela, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Benjamin Franklin, Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher and Lee Kuan Yew—whose transformative leadership has shaped societies and elevated humanity.
A celebratory dinner was hosted in Dr. Mwangi’s honor, attended by friends, partners and members of the Kenyan government including Cabinet Secretary for Trade and Investments, Honorable Lee Kinyanjui and Kenya’s High Commissioner to the UK Ambassador Catherine Wahome in addition to the Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, Lord Jonathan Marland.
· Dr. James Mwangi, Managing Director and CEO of Equity Group Holdings, has been conferred the Freedom of the City of London, one of the world’s oldest and most respected civic honours.
· The award celebrates Dr. Mwangi’s decades-long commitment to financial inclusivity, equitable economic development, and empowerment of underserved communities across Africa.
· For Dr. Mwangi, this is not just a personal honour—it’s a global endorsement of his visionary leadership in Driving financial inclusion, Empowering underserved communities and Promoting inclusive economic development.
