The Standard Group Plc is a multi-media organization with investments in media
platforms spanning newspaper print
operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The
Standard Group is recognized as a
leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key influence in matters of national
and international interest.
Napoleon Bonaparte had great influence in the world. Besides spreading French Revolutionary ideals in Europe and arousing deep anti-French nationalism leading to his 1815 defeat at Waterloo, he reformed French institutions.
He wanted, using knowledge as a strategic weapon, excellence in all types of fields and so he instituted special awards, among them the Knight of Napoleon.
At least two Kenyans, including John Sibi Okumu and Frederick Kang'ethe Iraki, are Knights of Napoleon due to their command of the French language and culture. Napoleon commands military respect and became a source of reference for such Western strategists as Carl Von Clausewitz, Alfred Thayer Mahan, and Antoine-Henri Jomini.
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