Purity Gathoni Macharia Biography [Photos] SK Macharia’s Wife Profile Facts, Education & Wealth

Purity Gathoni Macharia biography facts are interesting being that she is a spouse to Royal Media Services (RMS) owner Samuel Kamau Macharia. Above all, she belongs on the list of most zealous Kenyan businesswomen and entrepreneurs.

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The wifely Gathoni is highly reserved unlike her extroverted husband Macharia. The couple is widely admirable beyond fame and wealth.

Purity Gathoni Macharia profile facts

Real names	Purity Gathoni Macharia
Birthday	Jan 1955
Age	69 years
Tribe	Kikuyu
Husband	S.K Macharia
Children	4 boys 2 girls
Father	Solomon Githendui Githae
Homeplace	Ndakaini Village
County	Murang’a County
Net worth	Ksh. 1.5 billion

Purity Gathoni Macharia biography

The life history of Purity Gathoni springs from a prosperous family of educators in the mid-20th century.

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For the record, Gathoni’s father Solomon Githendui Githae, and mother were both career teachers during the colonial era.

How old is Gathoni Macharia?

Born in Jan 1955, Purity Gathoni Macharia’s age is 69 years as of 2024.

Even so, she looks way younger and beautiful for a senior woman of her age.

Educational background

Growing up in a family of teachers motivated Gathoni to take her studies seriously.\

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She eventually established a stable career after completing her primary, high school, and college studies.

Career history

Gathoni is presently the director and co-owner at Royal Media Services, RMS, where she is responsible for strategic marketing.

Even so, not much detail is available about the institution she attended and worked for in her early years.

Gathoni Macharia family

The siblings of Purity Gathoni are successful in well-paying professional careers.

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Her brothers and sisters are enlisted below;

1. Muringo Githae-Kiereini

President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta’s first nurse
Attended Loreto Convent High School, Limuru, clearing in 1958
Enrolled in a Southampton nursing college, in England, for a diploma in nursing
She was a Certified Midwife at the Memorial Maternity in Edinburg, Scotland
She is an alumnus of New Zealand’s Victoria University School of Nursing
Became the first black African woman President of the International Council of Nurses (ICN)
She chaired Kenya’s Flying Doctors Service
She married the former head of the Civil Service, Jeremiah Kiereini in November 1971 at their Karen residence, off Archer Gardens

2. Prof Micere Githae Mugo

She was a playwright, poet, and critic
Attended the University of East Africa, Makerere for her undergrad studies
Enrolled at the University of New Brunswick, Canada for her MA and PhD in literature.
She is a talented author of Visions of Africa and The Trial of Dedan Kimathi alongside Ngugi wa Thiong’o
She became Professor of Literature at the University of Zimbabwe in 1982
Now, she lectures at Syracuse University, USA