Kenyans,

I have to write this, just because of the mentality we Kenyans do posses. Viewing professorship as and end of education or rather as the best way of attaining leadership in our society rather than as a means undermines a person`s wisdom and sense of balance in the society. Although professorship is a position where somebody reaches after many years of learning, it does not not teach how to handle power or bring development to a low underdeveloped societies we have today in Africa. There is little guidance, wisdom or power in the limited center of professorship To some this professorship is like a dead river, it accepts but never gives. Then after gaining power or leadership it becomes stagnant in a lot of individuals.. But if you look at any society, including our Kenyan one, you will find that the common centers from which people approach life is very different from what professorship institution is all about. Each and every one of human being has a behavior into his brain that creates him or her. So where do I go from here. Guys: here are just a few U.S.A. citizens who have built America but do not have the professorship now our Kenya is demanding in a lot of post and jobs.

1. ) COLONEL HARLAND SANDERS

Creator of Kentucky Fried Chickens (KFC), food chain restaurants now giving a lot of jobs to USA citizens was not a professor.
Born and raised in Indiana Sanders passed through several professions in his lifetime. Sanders first served his fried chicken in 1930 in the midst of the great depression at a gas station he owned in North Corbin, Kentucky . The dining area was named “Sanders Court & Café” and was so successful that in 1936 Kentucky Governor granted Sanders the title of honorary Kentucky Colonel in recognition of his contribution to the state’s cuisine. The following year Sanders expanded his restaurant to 142 seats. Now you know what KFC is made of, I need not to elaborate.

2. ) William Henry “Bill” Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, philanthropist, author and Charmian of Microsoft the software company he founded with Paul Allen . He is consistently ranked among the world`s wealthiest people and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009, excluding 2008, when he was ranked third. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect and remains the largest individual shareholder with more than 8 percent of the common stock He has also authored or co-authored several books. WAS NOT A PROFESSOR.

Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. .

Bill Gates stepped down as chief executive officer of Microsoft in January 2000. He remained as chairman and created the position of chief software architect. In June 2006, Gates announced that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work and full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He gradually transferred his duties to Ray Ozzie, chief software architect and Craig Mundie chief research and strategy officer. Gates’ last full-time day at Microsoft was June 27, 2008. He remains at Microsoft as non-executive chairman. Guys no Kenyan born professor will surrender power like that, he will tell you that he is the one who knows everything, even when his thesis he wrote to get professorship is such a micro (small or thin) that can not be identified by a magnifying lense.

3.) SAM WALTON, from where the Wal-Mart shopping shops springs from was not a professor. Now the it is buying south African`s largest shopping centers.

In 1945, after leaving the military, Walton took over management of his first variety store at the age of 26. With the help of a $20,000 loan from his father-in-law, plus $5,000 he had saved from his time in the Army, Walton purchased a Beb Franklin variety store in Newport, Arkansas The store was a franchise of the Butler Brothers chain.

Walton made sure the shelves were consistently stocked with a wide range of goods at low prices. His store also stayed open later than most other stores, especially during the Christmas season. He also pioneered the practice of discount merchandising by buying wholesale goods from the lowest priced supplier. This allowed him to pass on savings to his customers, which drove up his sales volume. Higher volumes allowed him to negotiate even lower purchase prices with the wholesaler on subsequent purchases. Walton’s store led in sales and profits in the Butler Brothers’ six-state region. One factor that made this store successful was its central location, making it accessible to a wide range of customers.When Walton bought the franchise from the previous owner in 1945, the store was doing $72,000 in sales annually. By 1950, the store was doing $250,000 in sales annually, due to Walton’s ideas and practices.

The first true Wal-Mart opened on July 6, 1962 in Rogers , Arkansas It was called the Wal-Mart Discount City store and located at 719 West Walnut Street. Soon after, the Walton brothers

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores and a chain of warehouse stores. In 2010 it was the world’s largest public corporation by revenue, according to the Forbes Blobal 2000 for that year The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962, . Wal-Mart, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas is the largest majority private employer and the largest grocery retailer in the United States. In 2009, it generated 51% of its US$258 billion sales in the U.S. from grocery business It also owns and operates the Sam`s club retail warehouses in North America.

4.) Thomas Alva Edison not a professor (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor, scientist and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the ,phonograph the motion picture camera , and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb.

Edison developed hearing problems at an early age. The cause of his deafness has been attributed to a bout of scarlet fever during childhood and recurring untreated middle ear infections .

To build our country we need each and every individual in our society, no matter how low educated you are, talents and wisdom are really learnt in schools, or universities. In fact what makes us human beings is never learnt in schools, it is already inside us.

What a difference real understanding can make? . All the well meaning advice in this world will not spring to a mountain if we are not even addressing the problem we face in Kenya today. We will never get to the real problem if we are so caught up in our own autobiography, our own paradigms, that we do not take off our blinding glasses long enough to see Kenya from another point of view. To make Kenya catch up with USA we need people like; Thomas Edison, Bill Gates, Sam Walton, colonel Sanders and a lot more etc.

Paul Nyandoto

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