Lizzie Wanyoike

Lizzie Mūthoni Wanyoike (née Elizabeth Mūthoni 1951 – 14 January 2024) was a Kenyan businesswoman, educator, and philanthropist, who was the founder and chief executive officer of the Nairobi Institute of Business Studies (NIBS).

Background and education Lizzie Wanyoike was born in Murang'a County in 1951. She was the sixth-born in a family of ten siblings. Her father was a village chief while her mother was a peasant housewife. The family was of poor means, according to her own account.

Founding of NAIROBI Institute of Business Studies With the KSh10 million she had raised Wanyoike established NIBS in rented premises, starting with 25 students and two teachers, in 2000. The development will offer commercial services and also serve NIBS' hospitality students during practical training and internships. The hotel, budgeted to cost KSh400 million (US$4 million), is partly funded with loans from Equity Bank Kenya Limited.

Other investments Wanyoike had other investments in real estate, and the stock market.

Death Lizzie Wanyoike died after a battle with cancer on 14 January 2024, at the age of 72.