At home in the bush and in the boardroom

Mark ole Karbolo straddles the traditional and corporate worlds, chairing the board of the oldest cement company in the East Africa and overseeing the operations of a programme that has succeeded in easing the transition of conservative pastoralists to modern life.

Today, the Loita Maasai herd improved livestock that yield more milk and meat besides growing crops to enhance their diet, hence their reluctance to part with him.