03/04/2015 | GIMI VIP Delegation visit Kenya

The GIMI VIP Delegation comprising Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Dr. Baruch Levy, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Joseph Shevel, President, Mrs. Hanit Pollak-Pinto, Senior Programme Director and Mr. Eyal Rosenstein, Programme Director, travelled to Kenya this March. They held many meetings, with both old friends and graduates and new contacts. The Delegation was delighted by the warm reception they received everywhere. The meetings were also fruitful and very productive. They wish to thank everyone for the hospitality that they enjoyed everywhere they went. The following is a pictorial description of their time in Kenya.

Additionally, a wonderful Kenyan Graduate meeting was kindly hosted by KCA University: a special mention must be given to our dear friends at KCA: the Vice Chancellor Prof. Noah Midamba, writer extraordinaire Mr. Mike Eldon (Summary) and Billiah Maende, who kindly facilitated and arranged the very successful event.

Nairobi

Lt. General (rtd) John Koech with Dr. Joseph Shevel and Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Dr. Baruch Levy

Meeting Ethica Institute of East Africa CEO Mr. Joseph Patterson Okhako and Dr. Yvonne Katambo

Meeting our Public Administration Graduates from the Parliament of Kenya (Left to Right) - David Kithua, Douglas Nganga, Gerald Okola, Irungu Kigundu

On 21st March, a VIP Delegation, comprising GIMI President,  Dr. Joseph Shevel, Chairman of the Board, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Dr. Baruch Levy and Programme Directors,  Mrs. Hanit Pinto and Eyal Rosenstein, held a Kenyan Graduate Meeting, under the kind auspices of the KCA University, in Nairobi.

H.E Joseph Lemarkat, Deputy Governor of Samburu County and a graduate of Contemporary Public Administration, with Hanit in the Graduates meeting

During the Graduates Meeting

VC of KCA University Prof. Noah Midamba, President of GIMI Dr Shevel, Chairman of University Council Mr. Mike Eldon and Hanit welcoming the Graduates

Graduates Group Picture

Siaya

Graduates in Siaya County, H.E Governor Cornel Rasanga Amoth, Hon. Philigona Ooko, Minister for Agriculture, Livestock& Fisheries and Chief Officer Jackton Ondiko

Dr. Shevel with Governor Rasanga

Hanit with Governor Rasanga

Siaya County - Tomato Crop

Vihiga

Meeting our graduates at Vihiga County, among them are HE Governor Moses Akaranga and the Hon. Johnstone Khejeri, Cabinet Secretary

Kisumu

Dinner with our Graduates, HE Kenneth Lusaka, Governor of Bungoma County and the Hon. Mokin Ptang'uny, CEC in charge of Public Administration

Meeting HE Alex Tolgos Governor of Elgeyo Marakwet County, Pius Chesenek, Yatich Shadrach and our Graduate the Hon. Anne Kibosia

Taita Taveta

Hanit with GIMI Graduate, Mr. Michael Ngala

Members of Taita Taveta County Assembly took us to Mzima Spring, the main source of water for Taita Taveta and Mombasa Counties

 
The Springs are located at Tsavo East National Park, one of the largest parks in Kenya

Hanit Pollak-Pinto and Dr. Joseph Shevel at Mzima Springs

Mombasa

23rd March 2015: Dr. Joseph Shevel was the Keynote Speaker at the Global Leadership Round Table Cocktail Event, convened by Dr. Fred Mugambi, the Director of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Mombasa Campus. Thank you to the dear Graduates who made this journey to attend Dr. Shevel's lecture.

Dr. Shevel was the key notespeaker at the Global Leadership Roundtable in Mombasa, a conference arranged by graduates Mrs. Rhodah Mwashigadi and Dr. Fred Mugambi

During the lecture

GIMI Graduates who attended the lecture in Mombassa

Filming GIMI Graduates' Success Stories

Mr. Eyal Rosenstein, Programme Director of Project Management Programmes and our own in-house film director, met and filmed GIMI graduates in Kenya and Tanzania.
He met the graduates to make a short movie on each of them. The individual movies will tell their own personal story of how GIMI influenced their lives.

Eyal and his camera man Mr. Yarin Goren, were warmly welcomed by all the graduates, who were most excited to take part in GIMI “success story” movie.
The films will be edited soon and uploaded to our website later on in 2015

Filming our graduate, Mr. Samuel Ogege  at the almost fully constructed one stop border post  at Namanga on the Tanzanian border.

Filming our graduate, Mr. Wilfred Mushobozi at his tissue culture lab in Arusha, Tanzania

Filming our graduate, Mr. Thomas Choti at “Kenyatta Hospital” in Nairobi, Kenya

Filming the field workers “Kenya Power Lighting Company” in Nairobi, Kenya

Filming the staff and students  at “Mawingu Dairy Training Institute” in Nyeri, Kenya