2012 Tutu Fellow James Mworia is the 2015 AABLA East Africa Business Person of the Year. AABLA is short for All African Business Leaders Awards. The award celebrates a commitment to excellence and continued innovation in business practice and strategy. Mworia beat four other contenders, all leading business people in their own right, for the award. The finalists are vetted by a panel of judges drawn from across different fields in business and a key criteria used is transformational leadership on the continent.