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Important lessons on leadership from the Nairobi's Starehe community

By Fred Gori

Doubts in the hearts of many old boys, many of whom are now worried about the future of the school. Barely days after his demise, Starehe was embroiled in a quiet but intense leadership contest, which unfortunately followed a tribal pattern so familiar in Kenya. In the end, some of the old boys who Griffin had strategically put in place as part of his succession plan were kicked out.

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