Vol. 10 Issue 4 13—19 February, 2021

KSG Campuses  Baringo #ZuiaCorona  Embu  Matuga  Mombasa Weekly Bulletin Published by the KSG Communications Department Institutes

 e-Learning and Development Institute How Nyachae saved KSG  Security Management Institute

KSG Centres of Excellence

 Centre for Devolution Studies  Centre for Public Service Values, Ethics and Integrity  Centre for Public Finance Management  Centre for Leadership and Public Policy  Centre for Advanced Training and Consultancy Services The late Simeon Nyachae, then Head of Civil Service, presides over a closing ceremony of a course at the  Centre for Research and School of Government (then Kenya Institute of Administration) in 1989. Advisory Services BY SAMWEL KUMBA the same day from 9.00 am In his condolence  Centre for Environment AND EPHLINE OKOTH at Gusii Stadium. Nyachae message, President Uhuru and Climate Change n Monday, as the served in three Kenyatta termed Nyachae’s Response nation celebrates governments; that of the late successful transition from Mzee , the public service to the world the life of a seasoned public late Daniel Arap Moi and of business and politics as a administrationO officer and a former President demonstration that focus Ngilu: Counties should aim 4 . He died aged and hard work pays. for self-reliance former Cabinet Minister, Simeon Nyachae, the Kenya School of 88. “Throughout his many Ideal professional wardrobe 5 Government (KSG) reckons the Variedly described as a years of service to the businessman, politician, nation, right from his time for men role he played in safeguarding former chief secretary, and in the provincial Pleasure of working from 6 continuity of civil service training. ex-head of civil service, administration through to home Nyachae had considerable his transition into business The family of the late Ogopa hammers WYSA in a 8 Nyachae earlier confirmed that contribution to the nation. and politics, Mzee Nyachae six goal thriller the burial will take place He died at the exhibited exemplary zeal to Hospital on Monday, succeed and as he exits from Humour/Quote 10 on Monday, February 15 in a private ceremony at his home in February 1 where he had this world, he leaves behind Courses across campuses 11 Nyosia Village, Kisii County. A been undergoing treatment, a rich legacy of success,” according to family sources. President Kenyatta funeral service will be held on Page 2 How Nyachae saved KSG Editor’s Note... eulogised. Nyachae’s next assignment was, again, to the School (then Kenya Institute Training at KSG of Administration) in Lower Kabete, Faith Musoga Nyachae’s interaction with the where he took the District Officer’s School dates back to his early years in course. There he took the law the service. In 1954 Nyachae began examination and qualified as a first-class KSG will fondly work as a District Clerk, stationed in magistrate, a role which at the time was remember Nyachae Nyaribari Location where his father combined with that of a District was a chief. In effect he was being Commissioner. That course and the one id you know apprenticed. As he worked there, on Colonial Administration which he Nyachae attended some basic undertook in 1963 at Cambridge that the late administrative courses at the School University, were also designed to Nyachae did (then Maseno Government Training socialize the new recruits into their roles defend the Institute, which was to later be as their colonial predecessors had SchoolD to remain what it is transferred to become Embu understood them. today? Government Training Institute), the In addition to the training in the law If you have read his story, current Embu Campus. and administrative practice, there was you will know that Nyachae’s Fast forward to November 1961, instruction in small arms, horseback Nyachae was posted to Kangundo riding, and table manners. These interaction with the School dates Division in Machakos District, where symbolized the kind of administrative back to his early years in the he served first as a District Assistant and social role they were expected to public service when he did and then later as the District Officer for play in Kenyan society. attend basic administrative the Division. This was one of the more The socialization process was clearly courses at the Embu Campus, difficult Provincial Administration rushed, and one would have expected its and the District Officer’s course postings in Kenya at the time because it impact to be diminished as a result. For at the then KIA. was a centre of agitation against the example, Nyachae was able to stay for British rule. only six of the nine required months at When the School was faced He remained in Kangundo Cambridge because the Kenyan with eminent conversion into a Division for only six months, too short a government needed him. But the university, the late Nyachae, period to have real impact, but he instruction had its effect nonetheless. differed with the then Head of considered the experience to be a The law-and-order component of State, the late President Daniel seminal one in his career. From it, he the role remained the primary concern of Toroitich Arap as he believed in understood what field administration the Africans inducted into the provincial realizing good governance and really meant and that independence administration in this period, and they would bring problems as well as resisted attempts by a later generation of transformation of service delivery through training and prospects. Continued on page 3 empowerment of the public servants. And this has remained the mandate of the School. As a School, we pay tribute to Nyachae, because were it not for him and many other Kenyans who believed in the investment on public servants, the School could not be in existence. Let us then uphold this School with all we have and what we do because someone did actually believe in us.

Simeon Nyachae at a past function. Photo Courtesy Page 3 How Nyachae saved KSG expatriate administrative trainers to The School became a target due to Born on February 6, 1932 in Nyosia vil- shift the courses decisively toward the pre-occupation with university lage, Nyaribari in Kisii to colonial-era chief primacy of a developmental role by education where the country faced Musa Nyandusi, Nyachae was trained at the stressing economics, sociology, and high numbers of students seeking Kenya School of Government and in the UK planning. education and qualifying for as a public administrator. Although many of them were university education. Yet, the existing The late Nyachae rose through the ranks strong supporters of economic and universities were already too bloated including from a District Officer in social development, they firmly with increasing numbers and few Kangundo to be appointed District Commis- believed that it could be achieved only if lecturers owing to the then double sioner at the time of Kenya’s independence law and order were maintained, and intakes among other factors. in 1963 before serving as a Provincial Com- they considered the latter their first Even though the takeover of the missioner between 1965 and 1979. priority. School was a done deal, after He later served as Chief Secretary and After his training at the School Nyachae’s position, the decision was Head of Civil Service under late President (then Kenya Institute of rescinded owing to a number of Daniel Arap Moi. The former minister leaves Administration) and the Cambridge factors including his insistence that behind a vast business empire with interests courses, Nyachae also served briefly in ‘civil servants had to be inducted on in manufacturing, transport, real estate, Makweni Division of Machakos government policy issues by bonafide banking and large-scale farming. District. During this period Nyachae senior civil or public servants and not President said the for- had a serious accident which left him by university lecturers’. The earlier mer Nyaribari Chache MP was jolly, accessi- with recurrent back troubles. When he decision, however, saw the School lose ble and dependable. returned to provincial administration part of its land, facilities, and staff. “I recall with nostalgia my many interac- from Cambridge, England, in March tions with Mzee Nyachae over the years. As 1964, he was to face the challenge of Good governance an elder and friend, Mzee Nyachae always governing an independent, not a The Kenya School of Government had a word of wisdom and encouragement colonial, Kenya. then survived courtesy of Nyachae. for me. Many will remember and miss Mzee Nyachae’s entire upbringing aimed That is the man Kenya is mourning Nyachae’s warm personality and especially him toward the Provincial and laying to rest this Monday. The his hearty and infectious laughter,” he said. Administration and its law-and-order man who believed in realizing good In 1992, Nyachae left the civil service to orientation. His father’s example and governance and transformation of join politics and was elected as the Nyaribari wishes so inclined him, and his early service delivery through training and Chache Member of Parliament, a seat he re- withdrawal from secondary school empowerment of the public servants. tained in successive elections until his defeat precluded more professional options. The man who, when no one easily in 2007. During his tenure as an differed publicly with the ‘no MP, President Moi appointed Nyachae a Defended KSG existence nonsense’ President Moi, did risk to Minister of Agriculture and later Finance. Standing by his belief in enhancing do so in support of the existence of the Nyachae was moved to the less power- the capacity of public servants to Kenya School of Government. ful ministry of Trade. He soon quit the ruling effectively contribute to governance of As a School, we pay tribute to party Kanu and resigned from government the country, Nyachae defended the Nyachae, because if it were not for after viewing his removal from the Finance existence of the School (then Kenya him, and many other Kenyans who ministry as a demotion. Institute of Administration), which was believed in the investment on public He would join the opposition party, then faced with eminent conversion servants, the School could not be in Ford Kenya, through which he unsuccessful- into a university. existence. ly contested for the Presidency in 2002 The late Nyachae, at a conference Nyachae, and many others, against opposition-backed Mwai Kibaki. In on ‘The Kenya we want’ in 1985, understood the necessity of the 2004, President Kibaki appointed him as a differed with the then Head of State, the School. Having been an alumnus and Minister for Energy and later Roads. late President Daniel Toroitich Arap gone through the District Officers Nyachae retired from active politics in Moi publicly on the decision to convert Course and Basic Administrative 2007. He had five wives and 20 children. His the School to a university. As one of the Courses, Nyachae appreciated the son, Charles, who is the former chairman of major beneficiaries of the trainings the vigour with which civil servants the Committee of Implementation of the School offered, Nyachae saw this received empowerment to support the Constitution, and currently a judge at the closure and conversion to a university development of the nation. East African Court of Justice, is touted to em- as a detriment to empowerment of the And up to his death, Nyachae ulate the father’s political track record. civil servants. Given his background, demonstrated the will to see a His body is currently at the Lee Funeral Nyachae took capacity building of civil transformed public service in the Home in Nairobi. servants seriously. various positions he held while in the service. Page 4 Ngilu: Counties should aim for self-reliance BY GABRIEL ODHYAMBO t is time county governments de- vised ways of being financially self-reliant rather than depend- ing entirely on resources allocat- edI from the national government, Kitui County Governor Mrs. Charity Ngilu has said. According to Governor Ngilu, since the introduction of devolution in Ken- ya, there have been resources coming from the national government. Howev- er, she argues that counties should not sit and wait for such money but use the resources as a start-up to jumpstart eco- nomic activates in their jurisdictions. This, she says, will create more capital Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu makes her remarks during the opening ceremony for the CECMs with the aim of becoming financially induction program at the School, Mombasa Campus. sustainable. The Governor made the remarks at According to her, if a private entity The County Deputy Governor Mr. Mombasa Campus, when she presided receives Ksh10 billion, which the coun- Gedion Nzau asked the County Execu- over the opening ceremony for an In- ties have been receiving, they will en- tives to enhance unity in order to move duction workshop for newly recruited sure the money pays itself and help Kitui County forward as they imple- Kitui County Chief Executive Commit- others to develop. She appealed to the ment the results of the induction work- tee Members (CECMs). members to find the missing link in Ki- shop. “When we talk about the women em- tui County Government, in specific, “We should take this opportunity to powerment fund, for example, this is and in the national government in gen- bond and create working relationships money meant for women to start their eral. to enable us deliver as one unit and businesses and pay back to assist more “We cannot do the same things the have a common understanding of our people. We need to move in the same same way and expect different results. mandate and the manifesto of the Gov- direction as a County,” she suggested. If we do not think differently, it will not ernor. Let us come out with something She challenged the CECMs to take ad- be easy to industrialize our counties special to deliver to our people,” said vantage of the training at KSG to ensure and become self-reliant,” she opined. Mr. Nzau. that the ministries they are in charge of She noted that her administration Mombasa Campus Deputy Director are properly functioning. had already put in place a roadmap Mr. Andrew Rori assured the execu- “This training should not just be a talk and things are beginning to fall in tives of the School commitment to part- show. We must come up with targets to place. ner with them to ensure that they get be implemented for us to iron out the “We are the only County that is cur- the best out of the training. things that make Kitui County not rently supplying facemasks and PPEs “We collaborated with the County move as fast as it should,” she said. (Personal Protective Equipment) to the leadership when designing the contents The Governor then called upon the entire country. We have employed of this program just to ensure that we County Chief Executive Committee over 700 people. This is because we give attention to the areas that you need Members to change their mindset. think differently,” she noted. to be addressed as a County,” revealed “As a government, we have become She went on to challenge the execu- the Deputy Director. dependent on the money we receive tives to prioritize the needs of the peo- Mr. Rori noted that the induction pro- from partners, donors and loans to run ple in Kitui in all their decisions. gram is meant to give the new County our business. We even forget that we “You want to work as fewer hours as Executive Committee Members an are able to raise our own resources. possible and at the end of the day earn overview of the various government This is a mindset problem and unfortu- as much as possible. That should not be functions and more so on the mandate nately, an issue not only affecting the the case. We are public servants and of the County Government on service national government but the county we must sacrifice and become true delivery to enable them meet the needs governments including Kitui,” she ex- servants of the people of Kitui who are of the people. plained. our bosses,” she said. Page 5 ETIQUETTE 101

LYNETTE OTWORI PRINCIPAL LECTURER AND TRAINER IN MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION, PROTOCOL AND ETIQUETTE Dressing: What constitutes a professional wardrobe for men ast week we looked at a formal smart casuals. If one cannot get it right, However, happy socks are easily dress code for ladies. This week, please do not wear a checked shirt with becoming a trend, especially for young it is only fair that we shift the a tie. Last week I noted that it is not men. If happy socks make you happy, mirror to the gentlemen. Style appropriate for women to wear please, any time. Nevertheless, if you andL grace will boost the competitive edge transparent clothes, let me state here have a formal occasion, formal socks give of a man in any business environment. I, that it is perfectly fine for a man to you a professional look. Always ensure therefore, do agree with Brandon wear a brilliant white shirt and a white your socks are clean, same colour and Sanderson when he said, ‘Clothing does inner vest. worn properly. Besides, while you are not really change a man, but it changes The only appeal I would like to make standing, your socks should be covered. how others react to him’. to men is to ensure their inner vests are Otherwise, this would mean your in good shape. In the event that it gets trousers are too short. Men wardrobe Allow me to start with a few tips about a warm and you are forced to remove Fitting formal dress code for men. Formal wear your jacket, people should not see a Men, learn to wear properly fitting for a man, particularly in the public service, torn vest! clothes. Correct fitting means your traditionally entails wearing a suit, a shirt Sometimes, men have fallen back to shoulder pads end with the shoulders. In and a tie. Gentlemen, kindly note that the T-shirts instead of vests, when it is case of a shirt, only about half an inch of darker your suit the better. extremely cold and unfortunately the t- the shirt calf should be visible. If we see You should therefore invest in black, shirts are mostly branded. Now the entire calf, then either your shirt is too navy blue, ash grey, parliament blue and imagine you are approaching a big or your jacket is too small. other dark colours for your suits. You can podium to make a presentation and I like talking about comfortable waist of then brighten up the package with a shirt people are all smiles because they are trousers. Gentlemen, please bear in mind or tie. A man should ensure that these reading your t-shirt from the back with your belt is an accessory: It is not a rope three pieces of clothing – a suit, a shirt, and as varied writings as: ‘Kick Polio out of for tying your trousers! This days it is a tie - are always having a quiet Kenya, Tuko Pamoja!, Seng’enge ni very common, especially at airports, to conversation. The trio should talk to each Ng’ombe’, and many other slogans. It see men remove their belts for security other quietly. is shameful. checks and they have to cling to their Picture this: A man is wearing a checked A branded t-shirt can only be trousers because they are threatening to coat, a striped shirt, and a flowered tie – relevant during the event itself. Re-use fall. Trousers should, first and foremost, this is shouting! There are gentlemen who it for any other function save for formal fit before one wears a belt. like broken suits, my advice is to not wear. Gentlemen, also invest in a quality trespass in your wardrobes in the name of One time, in a leadership class, a watch and a quality wallet. Whenever looking for broken suits, and avoid picking male doctor stopped me in the session you pull out your wallet, it ought to make a jacket from one suit and a trouser from and requested for two minutes to share a statement. Never mind about the another suit and call it a broken suit. an experience with the gentlemen in contents! A quality watch is a must have Tellingly, in the end, when you wear the the class. He told of a scenario where for every gentleman. So in case you forgot actual suit, you realize one of the items is there happened to be an accident and about your watch because you can rely more faded than the other, which makes a some very smartly dressed men were on your phone, fetch out that watch and man look as ridiculous as wearing a suit wheeled into the casualty department. wear, even if it is not working. It is an with the coat label on it. Unfortunately, one of the things the important accessory. A label is to help you in the shop, so that doctors do in such a circumstance is to The beard, on the other hand, should be you know what you are buying. The loosen the clothes of those hurt or even well shaved and a moustache well- moment you get home, please remove it. remove them all together. After trimmed. Use colognes of mild fragrances Your tie should be conservative and ideally removing their clothes, the doctor said and invest in a good deodorant so that hit the tip of the belt. The younger he could not reconcile the inner suit you do not smell of sweat or display generation are now wearing ties just below with the outer suit of one of the sweat marks beneath your shirt. Here is the breast, which does not give one a patients. In short gentlemen, some little secret gentlemen – the only everything has a lifespan! professional look. hair that you really must have is the one

Smart casual Belting up on your head! A man can decide to wear a jacket but On matters belt, what does it mean Finally, your shoes are the first things that should always be accompanied by a for a man to have the right belt? Your that someone notices. Invest in high long sleeved shirt. Short sleeved shirts are belt should always be in tandem with quality, preferably lace-up, shoes for good for smart casual wear but they the colour of your shoe. Never wear a formal events. Ensure your shoes are cannot be worn with a tie. black shoe and a brown belt and you always clean and well maintained. My Checked shirts should preferably not be assume you are smart. Your socks, parting shot is a quote by Charles Hix worn with a tie, except for very small similarly, should be the colour of your who said, ‘looking good is not self- checks. Big checked shirts are good for trousers or darker for formal wear. importance: It is self-respect’. Page 6 Guest Column BY ED CRUMP SENIOR REPORTER AT ABC11 EYEWITNESS NEWS Pleasure of working from home Loving the flexibility of working from home? Here is how to convince your boss to let you stay home permanently ty smartly. From a professional situation, you have to show that you are able to do it today,” Rogers advised. According to him, such employees should arm themselves with data about their productivity and their ability to communicate with and provide support to clients. “Do not forget that you can now turn your commute time into work time. Most people are using it for work be- cause they are in that mode already. They leave the house at a certain time every day to go to work, and now it is turned into I am at my desk or in front of my computer and online working at KSG’s Bylha that time,” Rogers said. Mugotitsa when You can also point out how working she worked from from home means you have used fewer home early 2020. sick days. According to him, when one does not illions of employees ing remotely cannot only be good for have to come to the office, it is often easi- have been working employees but for the company too. er to manage mild illnesses, including from home during the “Companies do appreciate their em- those of their kids, and they can contin- COVID-19 pandemic, ployees. They are seeing good pro- ue to work. andM some of them like the previous ar- duction at home, good attitudes and “You can say, ‘Remember I was sick, rangement. But what happens when the healthy people that enjoy their work. but I was still operating and still kept pandemic is over? And they are considering more varia- communicating with our customers and Human resources experts said many bles now than they ever have,” he providing support while I was here’. of those workers plan to ask their em- said. That allows you to show that you can ployers to allow them to permanently So, if you are ready to make the sustain that and be productive at the work from home. leap, Rogers said, these are some same time,” Rogers said adding that “It gives them more flexibility, they things you should think about and do there really is no time like the present to lose the commute, and most people can before going to your boss: Send your approach management about working be as productive as they were in the of- boss an email and ask for a meeting to remotely. fice,” Buck Rogers told ABC11. talk about your schedule. Rogers, a human resources expert “As you approach boss and you are with Keystone Partners in the Triangle, asking for an alternative work situa- This piece was first published at ABC11 on Tuesday, October 2020 said employers now realize that work- tion, I think you have to lay it out pret- Page 7 Ministry determined to suppress illegal gambling BY DOUGLAS MOCHAMA nership. We are happy for the support the country with the most challenging we continue to receive from institu- responsibilities, Dr. Letangule quickly o sector would appreciate the tions such as the Financial Reporting commended them for their selflessness importance of continuous Centre, Interpol, and the Immigration in service delivery. N training better than the bet- Department to deliver on our man- “To facilitate your performance, the ting and control one. Revealingly, the date,” appreciated Mr. Mbuhi. School will remain at hand in ensuring Secretary for Betting Control and Li- He urged the new employees to put that you are highly trained and deeply censing Board, Mr. Peter Mbuhi, con- their best foot forward in defeating knowledgeable public servants so that firms that his institution is operating in odds that may be on their way. you can comfortably exude profession- a widely dynamic industry that re- “Remember this business is money- alism in your conduct of public affairs,” quires actors to be upto date as times based, and there could be all manner he promised. evolve. of attempts to circumvent the regula- The Director revealed that the School Mr. Mbuhi singled out changes in tech- tory framework. I, therefore, urge you has introduced new training programs nology, entry of new games, and acqui- to be steadfast in your endeavours to designed to meet and remedy shortfalls sition of sophisticated equipment as curb such illegal actions,” he said. in the professional conduct of officers issues that necessitate continuous train- The Board has had to institute requi- wherever these may appear. He singled ing and benchmarking for players in site licenses and permit services, out such programs to include those in the regulation sector to cope with these which incidentally has led to the Min- the sphere of ethics and corporate gov- advancements. istry netting additional taxes from the ernance. The Secretary, who made these re- gaming and betting industry. The expected overall aim, according to marks during an induction program In his address during the event, Barin- Dr. Letangule, is to develop a public for the newly recruited Gaming Inspec- go Campus Director Dr. Solomon servant who exudes selflessness, patri- tors at KSG Baringo Campus observed Letangule observed that the Board otism, honour, and service. He urged that teamwork is crucial in fulfilling was working in an environment the officers to be beyond reproach. citizens’ expectations. where gaming is viewed as a social “Let me, however, warn that some gov- The Board is mandated to control and vice. ernment officers may still fall short of license the betting and gaming premis- He opined that the industry could be expectations in their conduct and per- es and their activities with an aim to exploited for the good of the society formance of public duty,” he posited. eradicate illegal gambling. while at the same time protecting the The Director, nevertheless, maintained “The gaming industry attracts foreign vulnerable, such as the under aged, by that nothing should delay the govern- investors across the globe and this de- ensuring responsible gambling. ment in the service delivery agenda, mands thorough due diligence to be Noting that officers in the Ministry of calling upon the officers to be prompt. carried out through multi-agency part- Interior are among public servants in Dr. Letangule shared an example of one of the targets anchored in the School, under the Rapid Result Initiative, which involves ensuring all inquiries are re- sponded to the same day they are re- ceived. Speaking separately to the participants, the Director in charge of Human Re- source Management and Development at the Ministry, Mr. Benson Giuthua, reminded them that integrity and ac- countability are crucial to their success. “You must eschew all corrupt tenden- cies. I expect you to fully adhere to the Public Service Code of Conduct and ethics, which you have all signed and CEO Betting Control and Licensing Board Mr. Peter Mbuhi addresses gaming committed yourselves to uphold,” Mr. inspectors during their Induction program at Baringo Campus. Giuthua said. Page 8 Ogopa hammers WYSA in a six goal thriller

KSG Ogopa FC winger Kevin Odhiambo in action at a match against Gor Mahia Youth on Wednesday February 10, 2021.

BY MARTIN MACKENZIE where Ogopa collected all 3 Wainaina with three goals each. AND SHARON NGINA points in each game with a 5-0 From the Nairobi West County he Kenya School of win over Kemri FC and 2-1 over Regionals, Ogopa FC is also Government male Kuwinda FC at the Don Bosco looking forward to reaping big at soccer team, KSG grounds. the Betway Cup. The first game is Ogopa FC, has The match with Wysa FC pegged against Dimba Patriots on maintainedT an impressive win in kicked-off late to which KSG Saturday February 13, 2021 at the Nairobi West County Regional Ogopa FC had the opportunity to Gems Cambridge International League. start off the first half. Two quick- School. The last friendly match The team which is currently fire goals from Moses Okoth and between the two saw Ogopa go leading on the table with a goal Manji Gimsay gave KSG an down 2-0 in the hands of Dimba difference of 11 humbled Wysa FC upper hand. Ogopa’s balance in patriots early this year at the home with seven goals to one at a runoff the midfield proved too much for ground. last Saturday at the Kihumbuini Wysa to penetrate and the first But Coach John Mbenzwa is grounds in Kangemi. half ended at 5-0 in favor of the upbeat that Ogopa will be Armed with confidence, a ever determined Ogopa FC. Ken victorious in the upcoming game. focus on ending the league as Maina, Collins Mkauta and “Even though we lost to Dimba champions and a point to prove to Manji wrote their names on the Patriots at the friendly matches, the coach for squad selection, scoresheet. tournaments are entirely different. Ogopa FC players dashed the The second half was rather Our level of fitness was different hopes of Wysa FC to lead the dull with less action, ending with compared to now,” said Mr. table. a draw of 1-1 with Ogopa’s Erick Mbenzwa. A top table clash, Ogopa came Wainaina scoring the highest He further indicated that KSG to the match in high spirits after goal. This is the third game with Ogopa FC fans should expect victories from previous games a total of 13 with the top scorers more entertaining football this with Kemri FC and Kuwinda FC being Manji Gimsay and Erick season. Page 9 Weekly Activities in Summary

Matuga Campus Director Dr. John Bii, accompanied by other officers at the Campus presided over the opening ceremony of the Senior Management Course.

Staff of KSG Embu Campus led by the Director Dr. Ann Kang'ethe, in partnership with the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), participated in a tree planting exercise at the Ishiara Level 4 Hospital in Embu County. During this exercise, more than 200 seedlings were planted.

Human resource and administration officers from livestock departments in FCDC counties who underwent a training at the School, Lower Kabete pose for a photo. Page 10 Leadership Lesson Leaders can only blow for a vision they believe in

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. It is got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You cannot blow an uncertain trumpet.

—Reverend Theodore Hesburgh

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— Brene Brown Research professor and best-selling author. Page 11 UPCOMING AND ONGOING PROGRAMS Baringo Campus Kenya School of Government Strategic Leadership Development Program No.233/2021 18th January—26th February, 2021 P. O. Box 23030 - 00604 Strategic Leadership Development Program No.237/2021 8th February—15th April, 2021 Lower Kabete, Nairobi Supervisory Skills Development Course 15th February —29th March, 2021 Tel: +254 2 4015000 Senior Management Course No.132/2021 15th February—5th March, 2021 Mobile: 0727496698 Senior Management Course No.131/2021 25th January—19th March, 2021 Baringo Technical College Workshop 15th —19th February, 2021 Skills Enhancement Course 15th —19th February, 2021 Supervisory Skills for Health workers (Western& Nyanza) 11th February —30th April, 2021 Matuga Campus NHIF Workshop 15th —16th February, 2021 P.O. 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Bill (State Dept. for Public Service) 15th – 16th February, 2021 Email: [email protected] Customer Care Skills Devt. Course (Contact Centre) 15th – 19th February, 2021 Capacity Building Program on BPR Training 15th – 19th February, 2021 National Construction Authority Stakeholders’ Conference 19th February, 2021 State Dept. for Basic Education Staff Sensitization on ISO QMS 16th – 19th February, 2021 Induction course for newly recruited staffs 15th – 19th February, 2021 Baringo Campus P.O. 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