Saturday, October 8, 2011

Dr. Julius Kipng’etich

Some of the points, sayings and thoughts selected from Dr. Julius Kipng’etich Director, Kenya Wildlife Service, since December 31, 2004, when he took over a scandal-plagued organisation with a deficit of Ksh 500 million plus.
His major guideline points includes .
Guard your reputation by being a person of integrity;
Network this is a social capital. It is your support system.
Leverage on technology; let it work for you;
Be strategic in your thinking.’ For us to be global and have a competitive advantage, a least 10% of the children who start primary education should reach university. Health has a direct impact on organizations and the economy. By improving governance, all other pillars of society will improve. This is a rallying call for all of us.
Finally Kenya has a blue print to be an economic powerhouse. Devolution of infrastructure has the potential of spreading investments to the rural areas beyond Nairobi and other major towns, but prudent management of the funds will ensure that they serve their intended purpose through what? 5 aspects of management
• Planning is essential in management of a country, county and its resources, borrowing the idea of v 2030.the development blue print.
• To achieve what has been planned
• People play a Major role in the actual management process. A people centered development... the right people in the right places to do the right jobs
• Directing is also crucial in management. Looked in three parts leadership [in relation to responsibilities], motivation and communication (the hallmark of any good leader is the ability to communicate with the people).
Our politics is a roll call of tribes: political power is structured around tribal arithmetic- to confront this demon requires a mindset change. This as we all know is never an overnight process
o Show leadership- influence other people.
o Strategic thinking –be unique.
o Leverage on technology-to multiply your efficiency
Top nations and corporations are driven by their visions but poor nations have poor visions or no visions and have no idea on how to be great Kenya and African countries have never had a vision to combat poverty among its citizenry. E.g. Singapore has set 2015 as her d-day to become knowledge based economy. India 2020 as a developed nation, Morocco had set 2010 to receive 10 million tourists annually
The lazy communities will be colonized, marginalized and exploited. The working communities will become the economic tigers Farmers are always losers. They are the algae in the food chain. They are the tools and goods of the smart investors! They are the donkeys and the slaves in the economic chain. They are willing to be exploited and milked dry in their ignorance.
Stealing, a tool of wealth creation is retrogressive and totally obsolete in the 21st century. Let’s embrace handwork, diligence and integrity Lets safe at least 40% of their income. If not possible we may have to involve external investors or strategic partners. Time has come to dismantle the worldview of cattle complex and the cattle rustling mentality and embrace global strategies. Our culture to be fashioned to feed Kenya and the enlarged market COMESA. The current rural and farm orientation that we are in should shift. A shift in strategy and paradigm must begin.
Medical tourism the great rift is such a resource, which gives both physical and psychological healing if taped and exploited it will put us in a class of our own. If the north rift can attract over 10 million tourists annually by 2030. But if we set up great economic institutions and systems e.g. the globalization of male circumsion calendar in December cultural tourism.

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