I worked in a large firm managed by foreigners. As it was a startup,they recruited almost everyone thru' PWC.
After about 1 year and promotions were nigh,there was a concentration of one tribe at the top. Nobody read too much into it as those folks were very good at what they were doing.

But lower cadre recruitments started taking a tribal angle,and the 'galagarias' noticed the skew at the top. A tribal war of influence at the shop floor level found its way up,good senior managers left,the dominating tribe hounded good employees from the resigning tribe.

The Orange/ Banana nonsense of 05 was the last nail on the coffin - the company became a joke,today it is the best case on 'how not to run a company' - Notwithstanding that it is in the fastest growing sectors.

There is a high end IT firm,10 employees - where recruitment is only on merit,as it require very high quality skills for the systems they deal in. Recruitment is through public vacancy notices. Very rigourous,practical aptitude tests. Interviews are done to those who attain a specified mark on the aptitude test.

80% of staff are from one tribe.

Very confusing.

Healthy eating = nutritious urine. Nyama choma anytime!

3000 employees probably also includes in my estimate the top 2 or 3 commercial banks

Tutebeng

Where I work,a very fair ethnic distribution is easily noticed. I doubt anyone can complain. I guess I knw at least several names fm each of our tribes

Can silence be misquoted?

No one chooses to become a luo,a kikuyu,a lunje,a waria.. no one. However,the level of education and skill depends on the person.

An employer looks for skill,not ethnicity. Get the skill,diversity is a plus. Merit wins,any day.

On the other hand,if one or two ethnicities dominate,doesnt that mean that those ethnicities are more developed,more skilled?

In my department,out of 20 people,we have abt 10 diff ethnicities,We dont notice that there are diff ethnicities. My firm encourages different cultures,races,ethnicity and interactions. maybe thats why we are that diverse..

This is very great insight guyz.i dont live in kenya but this is a great discussion and am glad to see that most organizations hire on merit. affirmative action would help as it would bring a little bit more balance,but it should only be implemented in a way that makes the people who benefit earn it rather than just get it handed to them.