Sudi, 37, embodies the traditional rags-to-riches, grass-to-grace story. And his path appears to mirror that of his mentor, DP Ruto, who rose from being a chicken vendor to becoming the country’s second in command. Sudi started out as a charcoal vendor in Eldoret.
Matatu Business
The Democratic Party’s sycophant learned to tout from matatu drivers he met while working at his mother’s grocery store. He began as a parking attendant, earning kes800 per day before being promoted to kes1200 due to his diligence and honesty.
Sudi began driving at the age of 18 in 1998 and was able to save enough money the following year to start farming.
Pool business
Sudi, an entrepreneur, first visited Nairobi in 2001 and returned with some business ideas to implement in his home town of Eldoret. The idea of Nairobians paying to play pool piqued the MP’s interest, and he believed it could work in Eldoret as well.
Car and land dealer
The legislator, also known as ‘Sonko of Eldoret,’ explained how he got into the car business to the tabloid. He sold his PSV and bought a Toyota and a Mazda Pick-up for his company, which piqued his interest in the car buying and selling business. He bought a car in Mombasa and resold it for a profit in Eldoret.
When Kericho Governor Paul Chepkwony introduced him to his colleagues in Mombasa, he promised to help them purchase duty-free vehicles because they qualified.
Sudi claims to have met businessman David Lagat, who allegedly extended him huge deals for his clearing and forwarding agency and land transactions. At this point, he met DP William Ruto, the MP for Eldoret North at the time.
Sudi’s ‘Sudden’ wealth
Sudi earned the moniker “Sonko of Eldoret” for dispensing money in the manner of Mike Mbuvi Sonko. Only Sudi understands how a man who used to be a tout and earns slightly more than kes700,000 per month can be dishing out money in his district.
Sudi’s Multi million mansion
In 2016, President Ruto opened his kes100 million house in Uasin Gishu. The man accused by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) of forging his certificates is one of Kenya’s wealthiest MPs.
Oscar Sudi’s Net Worth
His estimated net worth is KSh 600 million.
