The day I reported for my new job at the factory, the CEO was fired. After waiting at the reception for several hours, I learned that the shareholding in the company had changed. As such my appointment was in limbo as my letter was to be signed by the CEO. None of the staff would give my letter to him. The executives at the factory were in a nail-biting state of suspense but, they were also responsible to keep the factory operational. The people, the buildings and the factory procedures were not about to change anytime soon. In my view the only change a new CEO could possibly bring was a new philosophy.
At the demise of the Pharaoh in old Egypt the fate of his servants was sealed the day they took office. However, in the philosophical democratic of empires of Rome and Greece, the king’s courts were staffed with counsellors representing various interests. When a new King was appointed, counsellors had an intricate choice of allegiance to make. To continue serving in the court, they had three options; to protect the people from the king, to protect the king from the people or protect the people and the king.
As Kenya awaits a new president, the nation sits in the waiting room, a little perplexed. Who is the new president and what changes will he bring? The tension in the public is palpable, with a great desire among the populace to have the whole matter over and done with. Nonetheless, officers in the administration are in a delicate state. A transition brings fresh perspectives and inspires new energy and allocation of resources in areas the president deems to be of priority. While the people may anticipate a new leadership philosophy, officers in the administration are faced with the same choices counsellors had to make in the king’s court in Rome and Greece.
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