Strathmore Business School’s OMP Alumnus and founder of Interconsumer Products, Paul Kinuthia has made headway in the business fraternity by selling the health and beauty division of Interconsumer Products, one of Kenya’s largest manufacturers of beauty products to L’Oreal, the world’s leading cosmetic company. The transaction was which was closed on Friday April 12th has elevated Mr. Kinuthia to the billionaires club as the transaction

Dr. Luis Franceschi - Dean of Strathmore Law SchoolA bullet from an irresponsible policeman can kill one person; the ink from an irresponsible journalist can kill a whole generation. We have been celebrating the fact that those bullets were not fired. But what about the ink? Certainly there is a big reason to celebrate. If we look at this year's election period, the scenario was very unclear — so much so that a good section of the international media seemed to have been craving for blood, and it paid unusual attention to any spill or trifle. The pre-election tension was so high that Constitution Implementation Commission wisely organized, in

  Marriott International represented by Marriott Middle East & Africa, the world's biggest hotel chain was in Strathmore recently to interview candidates for their management training program - The Voyage. In the two years program undertaken in Middle Eastarea, a successful candidate will end up specializing in one of the following development tracks - Operations (i.e.Food & Beverage or Rooms), Sales, Finance, Revenue, Human Resources, Culinary and Engineering.  Speaking

The IESE MBA students visited Strathmore Business School (SBS) from the 14 - 25 January 2013 for an intensive 10-day program titled 'Doing Business In Africa'. This is the first time that IESE Business School has their students in Africa for a learning program. The group comprised 35 students drawn from different nationalities. The aim of the program is to give the students insights into what doing business in Africa involves, as well as the challenges facing businesses in Kenya. The IESE MBA program participants were students from diverse international

This month CSIS featured an essay published by the Hills Governance Executive Director, Dr. Antoinette Kankindi. Follow this link to learn more about the new institutional framework in Kenya. http://csis.informz.net/CSIS/data/images/hills/hillsgovernanceupdatejanuary2013.pdf

Josephine Kibe, the former Executive Program Director at Strathmore Business School (SBS) and a lecturer at the School of Accountancy, successfully defended her PhD dissertation on November 26, 2012 at Fordham University, New York. Dr. Kibe pursued a PhD in Economics with specialization in Financial Economics and International Economics. Her dissertation was on the development of a credit scoring model for

City Park hosted the hockey teams of Strathmore University and United States International University (USIU) in the final match of the year in the National Women's Hockey League, in what promised to be an exciting and competitive match. Despite the looming darkening clouds that were threatening to burst, the sun held out long enough for the match to kick off on time with Strathmore winning the toss to start the game. The first few minutes of the first half were characterized by careful play from both teams; decisive passing, little aggressiveness

FiRe award - not for profit categoryStrathmore University was announced the winner of  the "Not for Profit" category at the Financial Reporting (FiRe) Awards ceremony. The award recognizes the annual and financial reports of companies taking into account the International Financial Standards and the best practices in governance and corporate citizenship. Strathmore had also been nominated for the overall winner, Kenya and International Financial Reporting Standards categories. There were 93 companies which participated in the 11th edition of the FiRe awards, the highest number since its inception in 2002. The FiRe awards seek to recognize exemplary

The Kenya Climate Innovation Centre (CIC), a new business hub for Kenyan climate technology entrepreneurs, was launched on September 26, 2012. The centre was officially opened by Hon. Ndiritu Muriithi, the Assistant Minister, Ministry of Industrialization. Other guests included: Johannes Zutt, World Bank Country Director for Kenya, H.E. Geert Aagaard, Danish Ambassador to Kenya, H.E. Dr Christian Turner, British High Commissioner and Ali Mohamed, PS Ministry of Environment.

On August 29, nine Kyoto University students visiting Kenya were warmly welcomed at Strathmore Universityby the Japanese class led by Mr.Wairua ‘Kyoushi’ - lecturer of Japanese language at Strathmore. They arrived with much enthusiasm just as the regular class was ending and inevitably, a natural bond between Strathmore University and Kyoto University occurred. The students interacted freely as the language lab was filled with chatter and gestures, and every now and then, the flash