The Board of Kenya Revenue Authority has today announced the appointment of FCCA, CS, Rispah Simiyu (Mrs), Advocate, EBS as its Ag. Commissioner General. She replaces FCPA Githii Mburu MGH, CBS who according to a press statement by KRA, has “resigned to pursue personal interests”. The appointment takes immediate effect and will go on until the position is “substantively and competitively filled”, according to the KRA statement. Rispah Simiyu has previously been the Commissioner of Domestic Taxes. Rispah Simiyu is a seasoned and grounded tax professional with over 20 years of diverse industry experience. She assumed the role of Commissioner…
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PROGRAMME: Senior Management Development Program (SMDP) Aitham Sultan is a polished business leader, with over 20 years of experience in, what he describes as, “delivering customer value.” 14 out of the 20 years have been spent in the automotive industry— he presently is the General Manager, The Motorcenter East Africa Limited. As a leader, Aitham is guided by the “Doing what’s right” principle because it “adds value to me and builds trust with the people I interface which in turn enables me to fulfil my purpose in this world.” This is partly what led him into enrolling on Strathmore University…
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Programme: New Managers Leadership Programme (NMLP) Jackie Nassejje is a rising accounting and finance professional with over 8 years of experience. She is a Finance Manager, at Finance Trust Bank Limited, one of Uganda’s 25 tier-1 commercial banks. She describes herself as a “dedicated, committed and honest” self-believer who likes to take on challenging work. In her opinion, she believes, this is why she was appointed to a position that deputises the bank’s Chief Finance Officer, even though she had barely served for a year as the Manager in charge of management reporting. As a person, Jackie Nassejje has always…
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PROGRAMME: Women Directors Leadership Program Roselyn Vugutza Amadi, had had a very successful career as a civil servant. During the course of her career, she had among other roles, numerously represented the Kenyan Government in many United Nations fora and other international and regional meetings as State Counsel. She retired in 2015, as Acting Deputy Solicitor General. “During my working life, I gained a lot of experience as a Director in several State Corporations ranging from Capital Markets Authority, Privatisation Commission, and Kenya Railways among many others,” she says, adding, “but on retirement, I thought my public contribution was over.”…
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PROGRAMME: Customised Total Senior Management Development Programme (Total SMDP) The role of Head of Supply & Petroleum Affairs at TotalEnergies Marketing Uganda, one of the country’s leading energy companies, is a critical role. One of Hosea A. Nkojo’s responsibilities is helping the company to manage supply chain requirements so that business owners, who are a key facet to winning the route-to-market game, have the peace to focus on sales and growth. He, however, is also passionate about developing people, partnerships, and performance, which has along his career allowed him to take on other roles such as team lead for health…
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PROGRAMME: Advanced Management Programme Alumnus Class of 2019 Fabian Kasi, has spent the last 28 years in various capacities in the financial services industry, most of them in Uganda. “Financial inclusion and easing access to financial services has been my focus. With this focus, I have been able to move Centenary Bank to the number one indigenous Micro Finance institution and the 2nd best Commercial Bank in Uganda with an asset base of USD$1.4 billion. This has not come on a silver platter but through having a very strong resolve and a formidable team,” he says. Fabian is also a…
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PROGRAMME: Women Directors Leadership Programme Alumna, Class of 2020 Having gained experience in the areas of internal audit, risk management and finance over the last 28 years, Jane Nzau was appointed to to set up and operationalise the Defined Contribution Pension Scheme at the Central Bank of Kenya. This, among others, included, setting up, the governance structure of the Scheme, which in Jane’s words, “brought her to sharply focus on the onerous responsibility, the Board of Trustees has to members of the Scheme, who rely on the decisions they make for their future in retirement. “My goal is to make…
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Increasingly, women are involved in corporate leadership both in the top tier and middle management executive positions, bringing with them valuable insights and a refreshing take on leadership styles, and impacting the executive space positively. In response to this, there is an increased demand for quality women leadership, and amongst women, for quality training. Strathmore University Business School’s response to this has been the development of a corporate governance Programme for women on boards: the Women Directors Leadership Programme. Target Audience This Programme targets women directors and aims to sharpen their leadership ability as well as strengthen the impact…
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A business school can be referred to as a school of management. As Strathmore University evolved into one of Africa’s leading business schools, it has added layers to subjects like economics, finance and management, in effect, developing a ‘finishing school’ aspect to these various disciplines. The result of this is Programmes like the Senior Management Leadership Programme, which combines key management concepts and best practices to develop strategic thinking as well as offer an integrated perspective on the business landscape and market dynamics. It takes the senior business executives at the top tiers of management and polishes them off, with…
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Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a significant role in most economies, especially in developing countries. According to the World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB) estimates, SMEs constitute about 90% of all businesses and more than 50% of jobs worldwide. Formal SMEs contribute up to 40% of national income (GDP) in emerging economies and this goes up to 80% when informal SMEs are included. In emerging markets, 7 out of 10 of all formal jobs are created by SMEs. Regardless, a host of challenges, that include governance, access to finance, access to skilled labour and access to technology still…
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