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Kenya has abundant corporate leaders

Conference room with a big polished table and arm-chairs.

Was the celebration of Bob Collymore about his achievement at Safaricom or the rarity of such corporate leaders? While researchers agree Kenya and most African countries suffer from the missing middle - a shortage of medium-sized companies - we have not explored the shortage of corporate leadership.

Why are foreigners snapping up big jobs at corporate level? Can we be bolder and ask if the corporate leadership will transit into political leadership in the long run? Suppose Collymore after retirement offered himself for Senate or MP?

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