Prof. Makau Mutua recently intimated that Kenya Airways CEO, Mr.Titus Naikuni, should run for presidency in 2012. Mr.Mutua points to his credentials at Magadi Soda and Kenya Airways. He also alludes to his short tenure in the dream team that was spearheaded by former president Moi to spearhead the country's economic growth.
In deed, many have been asking whether the country needs a CEO type of a president. They argue that a CEO has at least some experience in running of an organization worth billions of shillings and hence can be entrusted with charting the destiny of the country. In deed, many Kenyan CEOs run corporations worth billions of shillings. They therefore have enough experience in running the country's economy. Some point out that many American presidents were State governors before being entrusted with leading the US. In deed, for many former US presidents, the governor's position is just a small rest on the road on their way to the Whitehouse.
Running any airline company in the world is a very stressful job. One breeds a sigh of relief each day that passes without the company going under. Strikes are frequent and profit margins thin.hence, it's not uncommon to see workers going on strike every often. Kenya Airways has in deed had its workers go on strike in the recent past and some point that this is perhaps one of Mr.Naikuni's failings. However, even some international airlines such as British Airways have seen some industrial action and the problem of industrial strikes seems unique to the airline industry.
However, it should be noted that running a company is not the same as running a country. What will happen when there is famine or a drought? Right size the population or what? In politics sometimes you will have to go with the majority even if they may not be necessarily correct whereas in business, all that matters are results. Plus there is the connection to people and charisma that not many business personalities have. How will the peasant relate to the CEO type of a president? These are questions that beg answers.Probably, all Mr.Mutua was doing was wracking our brains to look beyond the current crop of leaders for the next president.
In deed, many have been asking whether the country needs a CEO type of a president. They argue that a CEO has at least some experience in running of an organization worth billions of shillings and hence can be entrusted with charting the destiny of the country. In deed, many Kenyan CEOs run corporations worth billions of shillings. They therefore have enough experience in running the country's economy. Some point out that many American presidents were State governors before being entrusted with leading the US. In deed, for many former US presidents, the governor's position is just a small rest on the road on their way to the Whitehouse.
Running any airline company in the world is a very stressful job. One breeds a sigh of relief each day that passes without the company going under. Strikes are frequent and profit margins thin.hence, it's not uncommon to see workers going on strike every often. Kenya Airways has in deed had its workers go on strike in the recent past and some point that this is perhaps one of Mr.Naikuni's failings. However, even some international airlines such as British Airways have seen some industrial action and the problem of industrial strikes seems unique to the airline industry.
However, it should be noted that running a company is not the same as running a country. What will happen when there is famine or a drought? Right size the population or what? In politics sometimes you will have to go with the majority even if they may not be necessarily correct whereas in business, all that matters are results. Plus there is the connection to people and charisma that not many business personalities have. How will the peasant relate to the CEO type of a president? These are questions that beg answers.Probably, all Mr.Mutua was doing was wracking our brains to look beyond the current crop of leaders for the next president.
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