This Kenyan tycoon partnered with Ritz Carlton to build a Maasai Mara resort and is now facing intense backlash
Billionaires Africa | 25.02.2026 07:50
Shivan Patel set out to build one of Kenya’s most ambitious luxury safari properties, a Ritz Carlton branded camp in the Maasai Mara aimed at the ultra wealthy. Instead, he has become the most visible face of a fierce conservation backlash that now stretches from the courtroom to activist campaigns and global tourism debate.
