Trails in Academic and Administrative Leadership in Kenya

Rural and Kenyan-born Michieka not only narrates his life, but also illuminates his professional experiences as a scholar, professor, vice-chancellor, and chairman of council, and his impact on staff and students. Post secondary education, he left Kenya for Rutger’s University in the U.S., while British teachers were also departing as Kenya had attained its independence. He focuses on socio-political experiences and procedures of academic promotions, and a comparison between management and leadership is given prominence in the context of political expediency. He recounts his time as an administrator in the environmental authority, where he had difficult moments in his drive to do justice to the Kenyan environment and conservation of natural resources. His role as chairman of council and management gave him insight into university intricacies and management. Targeting scholars and decision-makers in various managerial and academic leadership positions, he emphasizes the importance of integrity, humility, meritocracy, time management, and fair judgment. Distributed in North America by the African Books Collective. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)