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Dr Julius Weche is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Akad Education Group-Africa, an organisation that provides career mentorship and leadership training to the youth. He spoke to NJOKI CHEGE
Dr Weche with Brian Ngugi who is a beneficiary of Akad Africa. Brian aspires to be the next Steve Jobs.
For many years, Dr Julius Weche attended resourceful conferences in the US, but one thing that always baffled him was the near absence of African participants. In most cases, he found himself the only black and when there were a few blacks, they would most likely be Nigerians.
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