When the Leader is not in control

When the weight of a nation rests on a single soul crushed in the crucible of decision making. And the burden is so great that even the courageous are afraid, it is not enough to say that the leader is good or bad. But the wise will pray that the lot will fall in the right places because they know that even the leader is not in control.

Allan Bukusi

Authority & Power

Authority and power are inseparable. I find that those who have power command authority and those who have authority mobilize power.

Allan Bukusi

Governance

Of all the noise that is made, governance is by decree not debate.

Allan Bukusi

The Best Teams

The best teams are identified in adversity. This is when even very good teams fall apart. Adversity is a team test, the very object of teamwork. Great teams close ranks in adversity - others just collapse.

Allan Bukusi

Step Aside

There is a time when those who know what needs to be done must step aside and let those who know how to do it get the job done.

Allan Bukusi

Garissa is calling

What do Sharpsville, Selma Alabama, Auschwitz, Jallianwala Bagh and now Garissa have in common? Apart from being places where blameless people have been killed discriminately, these places have raised the moral conscience of nations to pay attention to the highly valued prize of unity, justice and freedom.   

These landmarks remind us that a people cannot be intimidated by injustice or an unjust cause. Indeed, the indomitable resolve of the people is ignited by injustice. These places reminded citizens that no wrong can become right because of might. These places elevate the spirits of ordinary men and women to those of saints who by their deaths water the field of justice so that the living can raise crops of peace.

These places remind us that what makes heroes is not the color of their blood, the nature of their creed, age or gender, but the fact that they will not bow to intimidation of an unjust cause. These places remind us that violence is not a virtue; neither does violence make any among us virtuous. While love calls for tolerance, hate cannot drive a peaceful agenda. Nevertheless, violence reveals the villain against the values of unity, justice and peace. The villain fears unity, justice and peace

However, these places offer us opportunity to water the fields of justice and raise crops of peace. They offer us an opportunity to safeguard our unity and protect our freedom. This is not an option. To succumb to the fear of a few who must use force to command a following is not valor. No force can prevail against the will of a people to enjoy God given freedom. Not even Robben Island. This is not the burden of a few “unlucky” families. It is our sacred duty to guard against robbers of unity, to do justice, to protect every man’s freedom and to raise crops of peace wherever we are.

Allan Bukusi

 

 

Entrepreneurs are people who do things nobody else is willing to do in order to have the things everyone else wants.

Entrepreneurs are people who do things nobody else is willing to do in order to have the things everyone else wants.

Allan Bukusi