Gender parity: How women are steadily taking over C-suite jobs

Isuzu East Africa Managing Director Rita Kavashe. She is also the chairperson of the British American Tobacco (BAT). [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

The composition of boardrooms and top management in corporate Kenya is becoming more diverse, with more women taking over corner offices, new studies show.

In the recent past, leading firms in the country have become bold and deliberate in having more women take over top leadership positions, signifying changing corporate practices that previously favoured men.