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Financially Incorrect

Financially Incorrect

Money doesn"t have to be intimidating. The Financially Incorrect Podcast is a fun and informative way to learn about personal finance. Host Barrack Bukusi debunks money myths and reveals the truth behind common misconceptions. Join him with a different guest every week as he helps you achieve your financial goals.

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01:34:47

Kendi Nanua Had No Safety Net. Just Hard Work - and a...

Financially Incorrect ·

2025/11/14

Kendi sits down with Barrack to share how growing up in a single-room mabati house, walking long distances to school, and constantly relying on other people shaped her earliest beliefs about money and possibility. She opens up about battling a deep scarcity mindset, earning a first-class degree in finance only to realize she hated the field, and taking an 8K-a-month internship instead of a secure banking path. She talks about discovering her creative side, helping a vendor sell at a flea market

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01:05:10

Belinda Katumba: From Struggling Abroad to Building a...

Financially Incorrect ·

2025/11/11

In this episode of Financially Incorrect Uganda, Belinda shares her journey from working minimum wage jobs in Canada to building a thriving digital marketing business and card game empire in Uganda. She talks openly about managing money for the first time, coping with harsh winters and isolation, launching her side hustles, and making her first investments in unit trusts and cows. Belinda also reflects on burnout, the importance of cash flow in business, and what success truly means to her. This is

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02:40:54

Zaheeda Suleman: Reinventing Yourself - From...

Financially Incorrect ·

2025/11/11

From Safaricom to self-employment, Zaheeda Suleman’s story is one of courage, clarity, and conviction. In this episode of Financially Incorrect, she sits with Barrack to unpack the reality of walking away from a consistent salary to build her own brand. From the silence that followed her resignation to the first 50K gig, the lessons are raw and real. Zaheeda opens up about the friends who showed up when she least expected, the corporate doors that stayed shut, and why she believes the mantra “Build

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01:26:36

How Dr Maxwell Okoth built RFH Healthcare

Financially Incorrect ·

2025/11/04

From earning a Ksh 9,000 salary and sleeping in his clinic to building a billion-shilling hospital network, Dr. Maxwell Okoth has lived every entrepreneur’s nightmare and dream. In this episode of Financially Incorrect Business Edition, he opens up about borrowing money meant for land to start his first clinic, surviving burnout and near depression when debt piled up, and building RFH Healthcare into one of Kenya’s most respected medical brands, complete with a world-class cancer center and the

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01:41:24

Allan Gitau | From 300K Loss to Sold-Out Shows:...

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2025/10/31

From losing Ksh 300,000 on his first show to selling out concerts with over 2,000 people, Alan Gitau’s story is one of pure creative grit and cultural pride. In this episode, the founder of Kikuyu Love Sessions opens up about his journey, growing up in Uthiru, leaving a stable advertising career to chase meaning, and building a movement that romanticizes vernacular music and modern African love. He shares how one viral TikTok moment turned a struggling idea into a national sensation, how each themed

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01:28:07

Money, Faith & Failure: Wonder Jr.'s Incredible...

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2025/10/28

In this episode of Financially Incorrect Uganda Edition, Wonder Jr. opens up about his extraordinary journey from being detained in the UK to becoming one of Uganda’s most inspiring creatives. He shares how faith, resilience, and self-belief turned his lowest moments into a launchpad for purpose, from rebuilding his life after deportation to founding Arts for Hearts and Wonder Creatives. Through acting, storytelling, and now regenerative farming, Wonder Jr. reveals how he redefined success, healed

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01:37:09

How Dawit Abraham Built Ethiopia's First Gaming...

Financially Incorrect ·

2025/10/21

From earning just $90 a month as a junior software engineer to raising $180,000 for his startup, Dawit Abraham’s story is one of grit, failure, and ultimate breakthrough. In this episode of Financially Incorrect: Business Edition, Barrack sits down with the co-founder and CEO of Beemi, Ethiopia’s first gaming studio, to unpack how a dream that started with a simple mobile game turned into a tech movement. Dawit shares how he went from teaching himself code and crashing startup exhibitions to

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01:15:44

From Side Hustles to Startups: David Kimani on Money,...

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2025/10/21

From earning $90 a day in post-war Libya to running a multi-million-shilling travel business, losing it all, and then raising $100K for his next venture, David Kimani’s journey is nothing short of remarkable. In this episode of Financially Incorrect, he opens up about the highs and lows of building Vacay Holiday Deals, a travel company that hit Ksh 82 million in bookings before everything came crashing down. He shares how he turned loss into learning, why every entrepreneur needs a SACCO, and the

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01:15:28

Inside Dr. Nyamurungi's Finances: Burnout, Bills &...

Financially Incorrect ·

2025/10/14

What does it really cost to be a doctor in Uganda? In this episode of Financially Incorrect: Uganda Edition, Dr. Tumusiime Nyamurungi takes us inside the world of medicine, where long hours, low pay, and expensive training collide with the pressure to stay financially afloat. From working exhausting 12-hour shifts to paying millions in residency fees, she reveals how the pursuit of purpose often comes at a heavy price.Dr. Nyamurungi opens up about earning 21 million shillings in a year and ending up

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01:26:38

Soaring to Leadership: How Jambojet's CEO...

Financially Incorrect ·

2025/10/10

Join Karanja Ndegwa, the CEO of Jambojet, as he takes us through his remarkable journey from accountant to aviation leader. From crunching revenue numbers to steering one of Kenya’s fastest-growing airlines, Karanja’s story is a masterclass in patience, credibility, and sustainable growth.Under his leadership, Jambojet now operates over 14,000 landings a year and generates more than KES 15 billion in annual revenue, proof of what disciplined leadership and teamwork can achieve. In this episode, he

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01:21:49

From Kapu Setbacks to Car Pockets Growth | Business...

Financially Incorrect ·

2025/10/07

In this episode of Financially Incorrect Business Edition, Jason, co-founder of Kapu Digital Agency and Car Pockets, takes us through the unexpected journey of how a simple frustration with flimsy insurance stickers turned into a business that scaled from a single sale to 5,000 orders. He shares how curiosity sparked the first prototype, why insurers rejected the idea, the early struggles with logistics and product quality, and how he turned customer complaints into opportunities by creating

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00:52:45

Oscar Kampala: The Ugandan Fashion Mogul Dressing...

Financially Incorrect ·

2025/10/06

At just 24, Oscar Kampala has built one of East Africa’s most exciting fashion brands, dressing thousands of students for prom and expanding his suit business across borders. In this Financially Incorrect Uganda Edition, he shares how he started hustling at 8 years old, grew a prom suit side hustle into a company, and managed to balance school with business. Oscar opens up about scaling into Kenya, what money means to him, why African entrepreneurs must learn to work together, and his biggest

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01:20:31

From Hustling at 17 to Building a Thriving Marketing...

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2025/10/06

In this episode of Financially Incorrect, Nyandia Gachago—chartered marketer, AI trainer, and founder of Minty Lime, shares her unfiltered money story. From growing up in a plot household, facing the crushing costs of chronic illness, and moving back home twice, to experimenting with startups, scaling a butchery business, and finally building a thriving agency.Nyandia opens up about what it really costs to live with an invisible illness, the lessons she learned from failed partnerships, how moving

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01:11:01

Why Nairobi is Africa's Underrated Property...

Financially Incorrect ·

2025/09/26

Kenya’s property market is buzzing with new developments, rising prices, and growing interest from both local and foreign investors. But is this boom sustainable, or are we sitting on a real estate bubble? In this episode of Financially Incorrect, we unpack the truth behind the hype.Our guests break down the fundamentals of an economic bubble - sharp price increases, speculation, and cheap credit, and explain why Kenya’s market doesn’t quite fit the definition. We explore the realities of mortgage

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01:22:48

How Flora Mutahi Scaled Melvins Tea Into a Household...

Financially Incorrect ·

2025/09/23

In this episode of Financially Incorrect Business Edition, Flora Mutahi, founder of Melvins Tea, takes us through her remarkable 28-year journey of building one of Kenya’s most iconic tea brands. From starting with a small ginger tea business with limited capital to scaling operations, delegating tasks, diversifying products, and navigating major setbacks like office robbery, Flora shares the lessons that have defined her entrepreneurial path. She explores the difference between growing and scaling

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01:17:33

Jack Owigar's Story on Hustle, Career Lessons and...

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2025/09/20

In this episode of Financially Incorrect, Barrack sits down with Jack Owigar, the Regional Director for East Africa at Pulse, to unpack his story from a humble hustle selling drinks to leading one of the most influential media brands in the region. Jack reflects on his childhood in Lang’ata, the financial lessons he picked from his mother, and how being the last born in a family of six shaped his perspective on money, responsibility, and ambition. He takes us through his career moves across Nation,

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01:13:41

From Lawyer to Content Creator: Fiona Kemigisha’s...

Financially Incorrect ·

2025/09/16

In this episode, Fiona Kemigisha shares her inspiring journey of walking away from law, a career she pursued under family expectations, to embrace her true passion for creativity and content. She talks openly about losing her first business investment, the hard lessons she learned from financial failure, and how those experiences shaped her money mindset.Fiona also reflects on her childhood, where early lessons in saving and delayed gratification became the foundation for her financial discipline

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01:12:19

Let's Discover Travels: From Covid Startup To Travel...

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2025/09/09

From a small idea during the COVID lockdowns to handling million-shilling bookings, Let’s Discover Travels has grown into one of East Africa’s most exciting travel companies. In this episode of Financially Incorrect (Business Edition), Barrack sits down with co-founder and CEO Mutuku, to explore the challenges and breakthroughs behind building the brand. They discuss the visa restrictions that are making travel difficult for Kenyans, the story of how a single call turned into a half-million shilling

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01:56:43

Music, Hustle & Festival Dreams: Kasey Omwanda's Story

Financially Incorrect ·

2025/09/05

Summertides didn’t just appear out of nowhere, it was born from a bold gamble and a dream. In this episode, Kasey shares how his brother first introduced him to DJing, sparking a love for music that would change his life. When the chance came to chase his vision, he convinced his parents to take a huge risk, handing him 500K shillings meant for school fees so he could start his events dream. Against the odds, the very first edition of Summertides didn’t just break even, it brought in 1 million in

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01:10:19

Hillary Okello: Choosing Comedy Over Medicine| Uganda...

Financially Incorrect ·

2025/09/02

Hillary Okello’s remarkable journey from clinical medicine to comedy is a story of persistence, creativity, and the pursuit of passion over predictability. In this episode, he opens up about how his stubborn childhood nature became a foundation for humor, why clinical work offered stability but not fulfillment, and how comedy quickly proved more rewarding, both emotionally and financially. He explains why the richest comedy often emerges from suffering, how rural Ugandan stories provide raw material

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