Mzungus were shocked that I lost a race, yet I am Kenyan

By Queenter Mbori | 8yrs ago | 2 min read

Bernard Ngore, Chairman Kenya Motors Repairers Association

1. Education Bsc in Mechanical Engineering (JKUAT); postgraduate diploma, administrative management, Institute of Administrative Management in London.

2. Experience Five years with Honda of UK; founder CEO, Top Quality Auto Ltd; board member of Numerical Machining Complex NMC (2012-2014); chair, Kenya Motor Repairers Association (KEMRA) from 2011 to date.

3. First Job/First Salary

Worked as a corporate management trainee at Safari Park Hotel/Sh12,000 per month.

4. Worst Job/Best Job Working in all departments during my management training at Safari Park Hotel. The worst was being a guard. The best job is what I am doing now at Top Quality Auto Ltd, leading a team of 90 motivated staff in the final stage of ISO 9001:2008 QMS certification.

5. First Neighborhood/Current ‘Hood Ncunguru village, Igembe, Meru where I was born/Membley Park estate, Ruiru.

6. Worst Mistake Leaving Kenya to go hunting for a job abroad.

7. Missed Opportunities Not having started Top Quality Auto Ltd earlier on.

8. One Thing You Cannot Give Away My family.

9. Most Embarrassing Moment When in the UK, we had a running exercise as a team building activity. Everybody believed that since I was Kenyan, I would win the race, only to finish last and everybody wondered whether I was really a Kenyan.

10. One Thing You Regret Not winning the race for team building that day and prove I am Kenyan as our athletes always do. Since that day, I have learnt to avoid racing. It is not one of my strengths.

11. Unforgettable Person/Proudest Moment My wife. She completes me by showing me my blind spots/The birth of my four children.

12. Preferred Epitaph He tried to be a good husband and father.