Comedian and filmmaker Eddie Butita has explained why he wants Kenyan Prince and other forex traders recognised, as he teams up with Tony Mwirigi and 2mbili to introduce an initiative dubbed Forex Awards celebrating players in Kenya’s foreign exchange trading industry.
Speaking during the Forex Awards official launch on Monday, November 9, 2026, Butita said the idea behind the awards is to recognise forex trading as a growing industry and bring together individuals who have built their names in the space over the years.
He observed that although forex trading has often faced questions about its legitimacy, some traders have remained active in the market for years, with some building successful careers through the practice.
“When this forex thing started, we can say it is close to five years, and there are a lot of individuals who have been constantly in this market. You see them every day. In fact, we used to say it was fake, and even now we still ask which ones are genuine and which ones are fake,” Butita said.
He added that looking closely at the industry reveals individuals who have consistently traded forex for years, suggesting that there is more to the space than the hype surrounding it.
“But if you look closely, there are people who have been trading forex for many years, and it is really working for them, which means there is something in that space,” he explained.
Butita noted that forex trading should be viewed as an industry in its own right, particularly as more digital traders emerge with new ideas and business opportunities.
“Anyone who is in business will tell you there is something like forex that exists. It is another digital space where we have digital forex traders coming up with great ideas, and it is a whole industry,” he said.
Forex Awards
According to Butita, the awards will provide an opportunity to bring traders together, understand their journeys and examine what they have achieved over the years.
“It will be good to look at it as an industry, bringing all these people together so that we can know what they have been doing over the years and how they have been doing it, and whether it is worth celebrating,” he added.
He said the initiative also seeks to celebrate traders’ achievements and give them recognition while telling the real stories behind the attention and hype surrounding forex trading.
The awards are expected to shine a spotlight on individuals who have helped shape Kenya’s growing forex trading space.
