Poor leadership to blame for African political crisis
Dr. George Njenga, The Dean of Strathmore Business School
Poor leadership strategies and a general lack of good governance among African government executive bodies have been cited as the core fuel for the seemingly endless political crisis on the continent.
The dean and a senior lecturer of Kenyan based Strathmore Business School (SBS), Dr George Njenga, made the observation earlier this week in Dar es Salaam at a forum organised by CEO Tanzania roundtable (CEOrt) to deliberate ethical leadership.
During his presentation, Njenga - who was invited as the main speaker to the monthly forum - noted that, for Africa to escape the abject poverty that its people have been suffering for so long, it must work on achieving and maintaining good governance and leadership.
He said the two aspects, good governance and leadership must be prioritized as the focal point of national development initiatives and embodied in the every country’s constitution.
Commenting, the CEO Roundtable Chairman for Tanzania, Ali Mufuruki, said in recognition of the value of ethical leadership, the organisation has been conducting related seminars and trainings.
“Business leaders are facing many challenges within their organisations due to a primarily lack of ethical leadership,” he said noting that in acknowledgement of the fact, his organisation is keen to implement a programme designed to promote accountability, transparency and efficiency within the public and private sectors of the country.
“This is vital for the sustainable advancement of the country’s economy,” he said. “We also recognize the importance of ethical leadership practices towards empowering the youth of the continent as they are Africa’s future leaders,” he added.
Notably, the topic has been the main discussion by members of CEOrt for the executives of the leading giant companies in Tanzania since the start of this year with a view to ensure sustainable economic growth and prosperity.
Founded in 2000, the CEOrt is a policy dialogue forum whose main objective is to create a platform over which the industry could constructively engage the government with the vision of creating more conducive environment for businesses to prosper.
The forum brings together over 100 organisations doing businesses in Tanzania. The members of the CEOrt and the companies they lead account for more than 40 percent of the tax revenue collected by the government of Tanzania.
The dean and a senior lecturer of Kenyan based Strathmore Business School (SBS), Dr George Njenga, made the observation earlier this week in Dar es Salaam at a forum organised by CEO Tanzania roundtable (CEOrt) to deliberate ethical leadership.
During his presentation, Njenga - who was invited as the main speaker to the monthly forum - noted that, for Africa to escape the abject poverty that its people have been suffering for so long, it must work on achieving and maintaining good governance and leadership.
He said the two aspects, good governance and leadership must be prioritized as the focal point of national development initiatives and embodied in the every country’s constitution.
Commenting, the CEO Roundtable Chairman for Tanzania, Ali Mufuruki, said in recognition of the value of ethical leadership, the organisation has been conducting related seminars and trainings.
“Business leaders are facing many challenges within their organisations due to a primarily lack of ethical leadership,” he said noting that in acknowledgement of the fact, his organisation is keen to implement a programme designed to promote accountability, transparency and efficiency within the public and private sectors of the country.
“This is vital for the sustainable advancement of the country’s economy,” he said. “We also recognize the importance of ethical leadership practices towards empowering the youth of the continent as they are Africa’s future leaders,” he added.
Notably, the topic has been the main discussion by members of CEOrt for the executives of the leading giant companies in Tanzania since the start of this year with a view to ensure sustainable economic growth and prosperity.
Founded in 2000, the CEOrt is a policy dialogue forum whose main objective is to create a platform over which the industry could constructively engage the government with the vision of creating more conducive environment for businesses to prosper.
The forum brings together over 100 organisations doing businesses in Tanzania. The members of the CEOrt and the companies they lead account for more than 40 percent of the tax revenue collected by the government of Tanzania.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
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