Government’s pledges for service delivery to Kenyans will remain unfulfilled unless governance becomes the foundation on which public funds are managed. FILE PHOTO | NMG
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It is critical to observe that the government’s pledges for service delivery to Kenyans will remain unfulfilled unless governance becomes the foundation on which public funds are managed.
The issue of governance has taken centre stage in Kenya as the country continues to feel the full impact of poor governance at every level of society, be it in the public and private sectors, or NGOs.
The financial crisis that has brought major companies in Kenya like Nakumatt Supermarkets among others to their knees has brought governance issues in Kenya sharply to the fore.
Further, the ongoing battle against corruption has also highlighted the need to strengthen governance to safeguard businesses from collapse, while theft of public funds has severely compromised service delivery by the government. But all is not lost, and we Kenyans have great hope that the government’s now aggressive battle against corruption across the entire society, will open a new chapter in Kenya.
It is against the backdrop of this fight that the Centre for Corporate Governance is holding a two-day high level summit in Nairobi to review lessons from the various sectors on developing and entrenching corporate goverance in our country’s institutions and societies.
The two-day summit, organised by the Centre for Corporate Governance (CCG) and its Alumni network, will bring together at least 400 delegates from the public and private sectors as well as NGOs from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania.
The central theme of the conference of “entrenching corporate governance in public, private and NGO sectors- lessons from a diversity of sectors,’ is, therefore, very timely, as this is now a critical matter affecting the very survival of businesses and public service delivery.
It is critical to observe that the government’s pledges for service delivery to Kenyans will remain unfulfilled unless governance becomes the foundation on which public funds are managed.
A mong the issues to be discussed at the summit will be how to introduce corporate governance as part of the country’s education curriculum, as well as using ethics education as a tool to strengthen the fight against corruption. Another key feature will be the discussion on how to develop, implement and entrench effective corporate governance and leadership in counties, where corruption has become a major challenge.
In discussing these issues the summit will provide the alumni of the centre with an opportunity to meet and develop a strong network of like-minded corporate governance and leadership practitioners to promote good governance practices for the benefit of the country’s institutions and society.
It will leverage on the work of the Centre for Corporate Governance as a leading institution in corporate governance and leadership training in the region, which has been offering leadership training and development programmes both in Kenya and in various countries in Africa since 1999.
The centre has over 14,000 alumni spread over all sectors of the country. Many of its alumni are cabinet secretaries, principal secretaries, chief executives of top corporates in Kenya, heads of the Kenya’s leading denominations, vice chancellors, parliamentarians and governors among others.
Francis Asunah is vice chairman and director of the Centre for Corporate Governance Alumni. He is also a member of the Kibabii University Council.
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