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The Popats: From one suitcase to Villa Rosa Kempinski

Villa Rosa Kempinski, one of the hotels seeing increased bookings ahead of Obama visit. [PHOTO: Beverlyne Musili/STANDARD]

The Popats interest in the business empire stretches the back to early 1930s when patriarch, Charthubhai Popat - who came to Kenya with one suitcase -opened hardware around the Nairobi Railway Station. He had ten children, the most famous being the eldest, Abdul Karim Popat.

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