Entrepreneur Farida Idris convenes over 300 influential women for power talk

Nairobi, Kenya – On October 4, over 300 women from the city's business, diplomatic, corporate, entrepreneurial, and social spheres gathered at a hotel for the second edition of the Suhba Series: Becoming Her, a women-specific experience created by communications strategist and entrepreneur Farida Idris and produced by FID & Co. The event, held in hues of plum and purple, gathered senior executives, entrepreneurs, diplomats, professionals, and creatives shaping conversations in Kenya.

Keynote speaker Ambassador Amina Mohamed, along with other notable guests such as Fawzia Ali-Kimanthi, Dr. Julie Gichuru, and Sumayya Hassan, led discussions on leadership, identity, reinvention, resilience, financial independence, purpose, and personal journeys behind success. Former Cabinet Secretary Ambassador Amina Mohamed expressed that "Becoming is not about arriving at a perfect version of yourself.

It is about having the courage to keep growing, to keep learning and to use every season of your journey to create possibility— not only for yourself, but for the women who will come after you." CHRP Quresha Abdullahi emphasized that "Let another woman’s progress be part of the evidence of your leadership." Suhba's success lies in the connections formed beyond the event, aiming to grow into a community where women of various generations and industries can build relationships, create opportunities, mentor each other, and empower women to pursue greater goals.