Eugene Mbugua

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Sex or gender	male
Date of birth	5 Sigr kiuugu 1986
Occupation	television producer, businessperson, business executive

Eugene Mbugua (b sẽn dog yʋʋmd 1986 tʋʋlg kiuug rasem 5 wã) yaa Kenya teleerã taoor soab. A mii a sẽn naan programã "Young Rich" la a sẽn naan reality show-rãmb wa Sol Family, Being Bahati, The Real Housewives of Nairobi la The Mommy Club NBO wã yĩnga.

A VIIM SINGRE LA KAORENGO

A Mbugua kẽnga Upper Hill Boys High School sẽn be Nairobi, Kenya. A sẽn da be lekollẽ wã, a ra yaa karen-bi-bi-pugl sẽn da koosd rɩɩb wakat sẽn pa ta wã. ^[1] A sẽn wa n bas lekollã, a Mbugua ra yaa kareng n be tele-video wã pʋgẽ, a Inspekta Mwala, sẽn zĩnd Citizen TV wã. A yɩɩ me sẽn da maand yɩɩr tele-video wã pʋgẽ. A ra yaa makutano junction sẽn da be NTV stationẽ la Machachari sẽn be Citizen TV wã pʋgẽ. ^[2] A kẽnga United States International University-Africa (USIU), Nairobi, la a paam n paam a ba-diplom televiziõ wã pʋgẽ.

A TUUMA

Yʋʋmd 2013 wã, a Mbugua lugla a Documentary & Reality Studios (D&R Studios), sẽn yaa filim dãmb la sɩd kibarã sẽn gomd ne nebã.^[3]^[4] A Young Rich, sẽn yaa kom-bɩɩsã pipi filim ning b sẽn yiis yʋʋmd kãng pʋgẽ wã kɩtame tɩ Mbugua sẽn da tar yʋʋm 22 wã lebg Kenya tẽnga sẽn yaa a noorẽ n zĩnd televiziõ wã pʋgẽ. ^[5] Yʋʋm a yiib pʋga, b yãaga Kenya tẽnga kom-bɩɩs sẽn maan tʋʋm sõma yʋʋm a nii pʋgẽ.

Yʋʋmd 2016 wã, Mbugua yiisga "Our Perfect Wedding" pipi saazã. Showmax reality serialã sẽn wilgdẽ Kenya kamb sẽn maand b kãadmã, yɩɩ yʋʋm 2024 soabã.^[6]^[7] Yʋʋmd 2018 wã, Mbugua ra yiisda Being Bahati, sẽn yaa kaset sẽn wilgd Kenya wã sẽn boond tɩ Bahati ne a zakã rãmb yelle. Yaa Kenyã nebã sẽn da wa n nong n maand yɩɩr n sɩng n getẽ.

Yʋʋmd 2019 wã, D&R Studios yiisda Kenya rɩɩb ne KTN.^[8] Yaa sẽn na yɩl n tõog n paam n bãngẽ, b ra segd n maana yɩɩl n wilg b sẽn tõe n maan bũmb ninsã.^[9] Yʋʋm a yiib poore, b lebs n maana segl-n-soab a yiib-n-saas kiuug yʋʋm 2021 soabã pʋgẽ. ^[10]

Yʋʋmd 2020 wã, Mbugua wilga sɩd-sɩdã filim a Sol Family sẽn pʋgd Kenya Afropop sull a Sauti Sol la b sẽn da tʋmd ne b albumã a Sol Generation Records wã vɩɩmã.^[11] Yʋʋmd kãng menga, a Mbugua ne a Kenya Film Association lagem taaba n yiis concert Nyumbani^[12] Tʋʋm-kãng ra wilgda Kenya nin-buiidã sẽn maan yɩɩr COVID-19 bãaga wakate, la b ra wilgda tele-video wã sẽn be tẽng zug, n tarẽ K24, KTN, NTV, KBC la Switch TV.^[13]

Yʋʋmd 2021 wã, a Mbugua ra na n yɩɩla a sẽn na n yɩɩdã, a sẽn boond tɩ Our Love, sẽn yit Kenya wã, sẽn yaa naam sẽn ka tar a soabã la Wahu. A ra na n paama a premier Showmax yʋʋmd 5 rasem 24 wã. Mbugua pʋga ne Kyallo Culture, sẽn yaa pʋga 13 n pʋga, sẽn pʋgd ne Betty Kyallo ne a saam-bi-pogsã yʋʋm 2022.^[14]^[15] Yʋʋmd kãng, a yɩɩ Showmax program-biis 10 n yɩɩdã sʋka. ^[16] Yʋʋmd a yiib-n-soabã, b yiis-a lame.^[17]^[18]

A BANGRE TUUM A TAABA

Mbugua tara yʋng-klub a 7 wã Nairobi.^[19]

sẽn paam d sã n paam n deeg d sã n deeg d kɩbarã

n 2014, Business Daily listed Eugene Mbugua in the Top 40 Men Under 40 2014.^[20]
In 2014, he won a Kalasha Award in the best editor category for the film Child Hire
In 2016, Forbes Africa, listed him in the 30 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs In Africa^[21]
In 2017, he was listed in Forbes Africa 2017's class of 30 under 30.
In 2024, Africapitol named him as one of the 50 most influential executive leaders in Kenya.^[22]

SEBTIISE

[1] ttps://www.forbesafrica.com/entrepreneurs/2023/12/15/kenyas-early-adopter-in-showbiz-on-the-next-big-disruption/

[2] ttps://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/weekend/-millionaire-producer-i-d-never-put-money-in-film-3251540

[3] ttps://www.kenyanvibe.com/i-love-telling-people-stories-eugene-mbugua-shares-on-being-an-executive-film-producer/

[4] ttps://6sense.com/company/young-rich-television/5d2dc16d2faa194742133278

[5] ttps://www.citizen.digital/lifestyle/profile-eugene-mbugua-talks-creating-11-t-v-shows-and-being-a-renegade-342445

[6] ttps://www.the-star.co.ke/sasa/entertainment/2021-05-28-the-best-of-eugene-mbugua-on-showmax/

[7] ttps://stories.showmax.com/za/our-perfect-wedding-kenya

[8] ttps://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/news/article/2001402366/are-you-ready-for-foods-of-kenya-season-3-returning-on-ktn-home

[9] ttps://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvbd8mcx.27

[10] ttps://www.citizen.digital/entertainment/sauti-sol-eugene-mbugua-announce-the-second-season-of-sol-family-139749

[11] ttps://kenyafilmcommission.go.ke/news/kenya-film-commission-and-eugene-mbugua-announce-concert-nyumbani-the-biggest-entertainment-event-on-kenyan-television/

[12] ttps://nairobinews.nation.africa/eugene-mbugua-it-took-two-years-to-persuade-wahu-and-nameless-to-film-reality-show/

[13] ttps://mycouture.africa/culture/kyallo-kulture-a-kenyan-reality-show-filled-with-sass-and-showstopper-moments/

[14] ttps://mpasho.co.ke/entertainment/2022-09-23-meet-the-prolific-producer-behind-the-real-housewives-of-nairobi/

[15] ttps://www.capitalfm.co.ke/lifestyle/2024/09/09/from-young-rich-to-real-housewives-of-nairobi-eugene-mbugua-on-shaping-kenyan-tv/

[16] ttps://www.mpasho.co.ke/entertainment/2024-12-10-eugene-mbugua-gives-little-known-details-about-comedy-roast-show-the-hot-sea

[17] ttps://www.videoageinternational.net/2025/04/03/news/rushlake-reps-drs-kenyan-content/

[18] ttps://www.kenyanvibe.com/showmax-unveils-the-mommy-club-nbo-a-dazzling-new-chapter-in-its-hit-reality-franchise/

[19] ttps://www.pulselive.co.ke/entertainment/how-i-lost-over-sh10-million-after-investing-in-a-bar-eugene-mbugua/jtrw9w6

[20] ttps://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/special-reports/top-40-men-under-40-2014-how-we-picked-the-winners-2074984

[21] ttps://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2016/04/25/30-most-promising-young-entrepreneurs-in-africa-2016/?sh=769facc13f72

[22] ttps://www.kenyanvibe.com/lulu-hassan-eugene-mbugua-named-among-50-top-ceos-in-kenya/

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