2024: Most trusted land-selling company in East and Central Africa – Star brands East Africa

2024: Best land-selling company of the year – Super realtors awards

2024: Best diaspora-aligned real estate company of the year – Super realtors awards

2024: Realtor of the year – Nyeri realtors brunch

2024: Diaspora focused Real Estate brand – Valuable brands realtors awards

2024: Most professional Real Estate company – Consumer choice awards

2023: Most Trusted and Celebrated Real Estate company in Kenya and entire diaspora –  Starbrands Awards

2023 :  KEMEN Community Service Award – KEMEN Annual Awards

2023: Best practices, innovativeness and impact to the diaspora community through their real estate and construction – One Voice Consortium

2023: Top Real Estate company on Diaspora – Starbrands awards

2023 : Green Tech Project of the year – Kenya Professional Realtors Association

Green Energy Champion Award Presented to Optiven GoGreen

2021 – Green Energy Champion Award

Philanthropy Award 2021 presented to Optiven Group Foundation

2021 – Philanthropy Award

Optiven Foundation Winner's Award for Organization Empowering Grassroot Women by WOBN

2021 – Winner: Organization Empowering Grassroot Women Award

2019 – Winner: Best Value Added Land Selling Company

Optiven Limited is the Most Admired Real Estate Brand in 2020/21

2021 – Most Admired Real Estate Company of the year 2021

2019 – Winner: Best Real Estate Mobile App in Kenya

2019 – Financial Inclusion Award for Most Preffered and Flexible Payment Land Agent

2019 – Winner Land Agent of The Year

2018: Winner Land Agent 2018

2018 Superbrands: For excellence in Branding East Africa 2017 – 2018

2018: Winner, Best in use of Digital Solutions by Land Agents – 2nd Annual Digital Inclusion Awards

2018: Winner of Best Controlled Development Land Agent (Amani Ridge)

2017/2018: Exceptional Human Resource (HR) Practices, in Top 100 Mid-Sized Companies

2014/2015: The Best Real Estate Company in Kenya, in Top 100 Mid-Sized Companies Survey

2015 – Best Company in Customer Orientation & Marketing in Kenya (COYA AWARDS)

2014: The Best Real Estate Developer in Kenya

Other Awards

  • 2017/2018: The Most Outstanding Innovation, in Top 100 Mid-Sized Companies
  • 2017/2018: Number One Real Estate Firm in Land Selling, SuperBrands
  • 2017/2018: The Fourth Best Real Estate Company in East Africa, SuperBrands East Africa.
  • 2017/2018: Number 68 out of the top 1000 Leading Super Brands across all industries in East Africa, SuperBrands East Africa.

CEO Awards – George Wachiuri

2024: Lifetime achievement award for outstanding contribution to real estate sector – Star brands East Africa

2024: Top 5 CEOs of the year – Super realtors awards

2024: Top 50 most influential CEOs – Africapitol

Business Leader of the Year presented to Optiven CEO George Wachiuri

2021: Business Leader of The Year: 1st Runners Up – The National Business Leadership Awards

Utumishi Bora Award for Winner in the Leadership Category presented to Optiven Limited CEO George Wachiuri

2021: Winner in the Leadership Category – Utumishi Bora Awards

2017: Best Entrepreneur – Africa – Diaspora Entertainment Awards & Recognition (D.E.A.R) awards

1997: Entrepreneur of the Year – University of Nairobi (UoN)

2017: Africa Business Personality Award

2015: Ernest of Young (EY) Appreciation of Contribution during the year 2015/16 Budget Seminar

2018: 1ST Runners Up – National Diversity & Inclusion Awards (DIAR Awards)

2016: Executive Leadership Network Appreciation (Business Leaders Forum)

Other CEO Awards

  • 2017: Best Entrepreneur – Africa – Diaspora Entertainment Awards & Recognition (D.E.A.R) awards
  • 2015: Mashujaa Awards (USA) – Best & Most Innovative Entre¬preneur, Business & Entrepreneurship
  • 2014: KEPSA & Ministry of Devolution and Planning honorary recognition for invaluable contribution as a mentor to Kenya Youth Empowerment Project (KYEP) Training and internship Program