Meet Aggrey Otieno, business magnate who brought chips to Kenya
Aggrey Otieno Ambala [Photo: File]
Aggrey Otieno Ambala, a beneficiary of the Tom Mboya airlift joined the famous Howard University in the USA. He completed his studies and came back home with not only degrees in economics, but also a business idea that would change the appetite of many Kenyans.
In his luggage was a machine that could chop potatoes into small strips called chips. Kenyans had never had of such a thing before. They only knew roasted or boiled potatoes. The business-savvy Ambala opened a chips outlet near where the Ambassadeur Bus stop is. Some people wondered how someone would eat ‘mutilated’ potatoes. When they tasted the crispy pieces with salt and tomato or chilli sauce, their taste buds changed. Fish fillet, chicken and sausages with soda completed the menu.