If there is one programme that captures its purpose, it is Inuka. The name means "rise up," and for hundreds of young Kenyans living with disabilities, that is exactly what the scholarship has made possible. Every year since 2016, the Foundation has sponsored one girl and one boy with disabilities from each of Kenya's 47 counties. The scholarship recognises a reality that often receives too little attention.
John champions the virtues of gender, regional, and experiential diversity on boards, understanding their intrinsic value in fostering innovation and robust decision-making.
As far as Ngumi is concerned, KoTDA was an ideal place to cut his teeth as Board Chair. There were no legacy issues, and the board was largely left to its own devices in crafting a culture, ethos and style of working.
#7 Kenya Pipeline Demand for petroleum products in Kenya has steadily risen in the last decade, thanks to a strong economic growth. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Economic Survey…
Ms Rita Okuthe has an authoritative and persuasive charm about her that gels her board together to rally around a common vision and goal.
John has worked for leading global and African finance institutions in various capacities, culminating in the final position as Head, Investment Banking Coverage for Standard Bank (Stanbic Bank) in East Africa.
Dr Macharia Irungu continues to see KPC dramatically raise its financial game year after year on the backdrop of solid completion and operationalization of massive investments .
Rita Okuthe is a seasoned business leader with a career spanning over 25 years. She’s a marketing turnaround specialist, renowned for her ability to build and create brands and new business lines in the telecommunications sector.
John Ngumi's first stint as a public sector board chairman was in 2012, when then President Mwai Kibaki appointed him inaugural chairman at the Konza Technopolis Development Authority, the spearhead of Kenya’s bid to build an African Silicon Savannah.
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