Salient leadership lessons we can learn from President Mwai Kibaki's hits and misses

Emilio Mwai Kibaki, the third president of Kenya.  [File, Standard]

The chords that bind all humanity, together with our African customs, traditions and practices demand that today we bow for the final rights in honour of a great son in our nation. After former President Mwai Kibaki’s 50 years of public service in strategic roles in both government and politics, there are a lot of stories and treasured memories to be shared about him. A lot has been said about him during the one-week mourning period.

This column is not left behind in honouring such a man. It doesn’t help that this is the invisible mentor who inspired me in the world of economics. So allow me to depart from hard statistics that oil this column to share deep leadership reflections that we can learn the Kibaki’s presidency.