Book review Book title: Entrepreneurial Leadership: A compendium from high achieving leaders. Authors: Joyce Achola Ogundo & Geoffrey Kamau Gitau Publisher: Bureau for Africa Research Publishing Date: 2024 Category: Leadership When a top negotiator and a decorated scholar combined efforts to give tips for leadership, the result became a condensed easy to read, pocket size gem of a booklet titled […]
Trans Nzoia County Governor, George Natembeya One of the blessings of social media is its ability to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries with us when we least expect. Dear Facebook did just that a few days ago…gave me a list of birthdays in June and one of them was Immaculate Shamalla, a woman who inspires change through and through. I first […]
Ms Ann (right) Director CANA assists Ms Jane Gitau (KSC) in tree planting exercise at Kitale Club during KSC Classic Golf Tournament on 29th March 2025 On the Kitale Suam highway, few metres from Matisi center lies the Community Action Network of Africa (CANA) a grassroot non-political organization registered in 2003 with the Ministry of Gender and Social Services. The […]
January 2025 marks exactly 10 years since we were given a challenge by the Hon Fred Matiang’i, who was the Cabinet Secretary for ICT and as was the practise, the patron of Public Relations Society of Kenya (PRSK). It was Leah Eshitemi who, ironically wasn’t sitting in the room that not only captured the vision but ran with it. Let’s […]
Employers encounter several challenges in keeping workers happy, engaged and thriving. Often, inadequate workplace communication undermines the very effort to maintain harmony and cooperation among workers. Creativity can be used however, to turn potential mines into gold. Key among these is the simple exercise of tree planting. We all know the obvious benefits of tree planting such as provision of […]
FATUMA HIRSI MOHAMED is easily a cultural ambassador. Born to a Muslim family in Wajir, Kenya, she has gone on to study bilingual (French/English) Secretarial and an advanced degree in two Christian Catholic institutions- Kianda College and Strathmore Business School. Her work experience is as diverse- from a local bank startup, through Kenyas’ largest media house, the Nation Media Group […]
Peter Munywoki Mutie is the Executive Director and CEO of Peterson Integrated Communications Ltd (PICL), a private limited company in Nairobi that focuses on strategic communications. His name is easily recognizable in the world of public relations right across the globe. While serving at the helm of the Public Relations Society of Kenya (PRSK), he was able to solidify networks that had previously […]
Armed with great ideas, energy and excitement, fresh entrants into a professional field come ready to conquer the world. They find jargon, red tape and sometimes cynical older professionals who now tick time in and out without much creativity. Left on their own, these youngsters will soon join the rat race and wither away seeking greener pastures and new excitement. Mentors, when sought for and available, help keep the young professionals energised and excited ready to tap into their creative juices and mange the rat race.