Jonathan Jackson is a businessman and owner of The Lordship Group, a real estate company that operates in Kenya, the Czech Republic, and Turkey. Jackson was born and raised in Mosoriot town, Nandi County, and attended St. Andrew’s Turi before pursuing Business Management at London South Park University. He lived and worked in Europe for 20 years, dealing in real estate under The Lordship Group before returning to Kenya, where he has developed properties in Nairobi and Naivasha. He founded Lordship in 1989 and has led the group to its current prominence in Central Eastern Europe and Kenya, with a value of over $1 billion and mixed-use space of over 600,000m2 (6 million square feet). Jackson is the man behind the 88 Nairobi Condominium Tower, a 44-story residential skyscraper under construction in the Upper Hill.
Jackson has been involved in charity all around the world, building schools in Haiti and supporting disadvantaged communities. In February 2018, he established the Jonathan Jackson Foundation, which aims to offer significant impact in disadvantaged communities by contributing to job creation and sustainable income-generating initiatives. He is passionate about empowerment and has been involved in charity all around the world. He acquired Nairobi City Stars through the foundation when the club was struggling and steered the club to promotion into the Kenya Premier League (KPL), maintaining its status as one of the top clubs in the country.
According to a previous report by Business Daily, Jackson revealed that the foundation had set out to help over 3,300 underprivileged youths from Nairobi’s informal settlements. He also plans to start a training center for the youth. Jackson has been referred to as a billionaire mogul, however, he keeps a low and modest profile. The 44-story apartments tower located in Nairobi’s Upper Hill area will be among the tallest residential skyscrapers in Africa upon completion. The Ksh5 billion project (exclusive of the cost of land and land permits) will be financed through equity, debts, and sales of spaces.
