Podcasts · Financially Incorrect

From Army Major To founding Jeff Hamilton LTD | Major Boke Kitangita

19 Jun 2026 · 2 h 14 min

For years, Major Boke wore the uniform of the Kenya AirForce.Today, he leads one of East Africa's fastest-growing security, HR and staff outsourcing companies.In this episode of Financially Incorrect, Major Boke takes us through an extraordinary journey that started in military barracks, moved through corporate leadership at KICC, survived multiple career exits, and ultimately resulted in the creation of Jeff Hamilton, a business projected to cross KES 1.3 billion in revenue. He shares the brutal confidence-building exercises that shaped him as a young officer, why military discipline became his greatest competitive advantage, and the uncomfortable reality of building a local company in an industry dominated by foreign brands.We discuss why he once hired a white front-facing CEO to win contracts, how late-paying clients nearly crippled the business, why he mortgaged personal assets to keep employees paid, and the lessons learned scaling across Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and beyond.This is a masterclass on leadership, discipline, family business succession, entrepreneurship, sales, staffing, security, and building trust at scale.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Access all our links in one place: https://lnk.bio/Financially_Inc💹 Ready to start trading?🔍 Who is FXPesa: https://shorturl.at/rWFqC🎓 Learn how to trade: https://shorturl.at/xR2Ye📊 Try a demo account: https://shorturl.at/izDMc💸 Open a live account: https://shorturl.at/Od2ux---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Episode Chapters00:00 Introduction02:15 Military training that changed his life06:54 How strong is Kenya's military?14:26 Growing up in Miwani and learning money lessons19:24 Why he chose the military over teaching26:16 Military salary, savings and family responsibilities28:20 Leaving the military for KICC37:10 Transforming KICC into a revenue machine51:01 Starting Armstrong Young01:03:00 How the security industry really works01:15:26 What security guards can and cannot do01:20:55 Founding Jeff Hamilton01:30:00 Growing from KES 5M to KES 70M01:36:00 The outsourcing business opportunity01:45:23 Expanding across East Africa01:48:34 Why he used a white front CEO01:51:48 Cash flow crises and making payroll01:59:23 Succession planning inside the family02:08:56 How Jeff Hamilton wins clients02:12:33 Final thoughts

The episode on the publisher’s site ↗ (opens in a new tab)