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TRIBE 360: AWealth of Cultures
MEET ASHOKA’s NEWEST FELLOW
COMMITEE REVIEWS
THE ROTARACT PRESIDENCY
Parting Shot

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of the year again...
It’s that time
...to celebrate our success.
RSVP: Caroline Kanini +254 723 540 444
Lucy Mwangi +254 731 946 980
EVENT: ALUMNI DINNER, 36TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS AND AWARDS NIGHT
DATE: 10TH AUGUST 2013 | VENUE: LAICO REGENCY HOTEL | TIME: 6.00 PM – 10.00 PM
CHARGES: 3,000.00
“Welcome our alumni, members, fellow Rotaractors, Rotarians, friends and guests as we celebrate 36 years
of leadership development, community service, international service, great friendships and fun and reward
outstanding service.”
I AM BECAUSE YOU ARE…
We are because you are.
In the second quarter of the Rotary Year 2012/13, Professional Development
Director Lucy Mwangi was still running the committee from a medical
laboratory in Mombasa. The committee remains the best committee for the
year switching places with the Club Service Committee from time to time
and I couldn’t be more glad when the members elected Lucy Mwangi as the
club’s President Nominee for the year 2014/15. I had a chance to visit Lucy
in her lab and confided in her why her enthusiasm, dedicated service and
outstanding performance was what motivated me to keep on undertaking
my duties as the president of the club. In response she revealed that she too
was on her toes because I was also on my toes.
And so, it is true, ‘I am because you are’ and ‘You are because I am’. Wisdom
that has transcended the ages. When you realize that someone keeps on
going because you keep on going and you keep on going because they keep
on going, it is motivation enough to keep on going. I realized that should I
have given up, then Lucy would have given up and should she have given up,
I too would have given up!
It has been a marathon the past six months and it was only possible because
all of us kept going. The members, the directors, guests and friends. Our
events have been successful not necessarily because of good planning but
because we had members and friends who supported us and made them
happen. We have been because our members and friends have been. Over
185 Rotarians and Rotaractors from over 30 clubs supported our Rotary
Thematic Calendar project. 695 girls have their year’s supply of sanitary
towels financed through the generosity of our members and friends. Our
International Service project, Tribe 360 has taken us on both virtual and
actual journeys to different cultures across the globe as we celebrated
African Art, Fashion, Music and our great friendships our cultural diversities
notwithstanding. We have been because you have been throughout these
safaris.
As we pass on the mantle of leadership to President Elect Norman Kuria
and his team, there is no doubt that the years only get better. It has been an
amazing six months. Thank you for being there to keep us going…
ADBYSKELTEK
President’s Note
“One Cannot
Achieve the
Pinnacles of
Service unless
one experiences
the Miracles of
Friendship.”
- Sanjay Mehta,RC Madras
North,RI Dist.3230,TN.India,
February 2011 -

Wakati Magazine Wakati Magazine
EDITOR:
Irinah Wandera
CONTRIBUTORS:
Irinah Wandera
Joe Bazirake
Lucy Mwangi
Ozem Muriuki
Rayhab Gachango
Wangari Mwaniki
Yvonne Wambua
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Caroline Njoki
Davis Munene
Irinah Wandera
Martha Nzisa
Nickson Mwenda
Otieno Nyadimo
Rael Achieng
Wangari Mwaniki
DESIGN AND LAYOUT:
Davis Munene
(Skeltek Consult Ltd)
CONTACT PERSONS:
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Contents
RCNC BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
President Irinah Wandera
Immediate
Past President Huma Kaoga Kaseu
President Elect Norman Kuria
Vice President Lucy Wanjau
Secretary Nickson Mwenda
Asst. Secretary Caroline Kanini
Treasurer Vallery Okwenda
Asst. Treasurer Sylvia Mutua &
Godfrey Mageto
Professional Dev.
Director Lucy Mwangi
Community Service
Director Eve Ochiel
Asst. Community
Service Director Caroline Njoki
Club Service
Director Denis Munene ‘Legrand’
International
Service Director Charles Mwakio
PR & Fundraising
Director Wangari Mwaniki
ADVISORS TO THE BOARD:
Kimani Muhoro
Eric Mungai
Fredrick Ouko
BLOG:
https://rcnckenya.wordpress.com
https://tribe360.wordpress.com/
Facebook:The Rotaract Club of Nairobi Central
Twitter: @RCNC_Rotaract
Membership Update
The Rotaract Club of Nairobi Central
Peter Kenneth
Keeps his promise to Rotaractors
RCNC Outgoing And
Incoming Directors
The Love section premiere
and the good that cane with it
They profit most who
serve best
Tribe 360: A Wealth of Cultures
Tribe 360
Art Bonanza
RCNC Calendar of
Events
Fredrick Ouko, The
Newest Ashoka Fellow
Championing the rights of youth with
disabilities through social enterprise
Pictorial
Parting Shot:
The Rotaract Presidency and my
Litter Affairs
London Paralympic
Torch at RCNC with Amazing
grace for 600 amazing girls
Reports
Financial Reports
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Wealth, like
happiness, is
never attained
when sought after
directly. It comes
as a by-product of
providing a useful
service.
- Rtn. Sumeet Alakh,
Sonepat RC, August 2009 -

Wakati Magazine Wakati Magazine
Membership
update
The Rotaract Club of Nairobi
Central was chartered in the
Rotary Year 1977/78 by the
founding father Rtn. Mike Eldon
Eldon and is sponsored by Rotary
Club of Nairobi. The founder and
eventual charter members of
the club were renowned lawyer
and Rotarian Stephen Mwenesi
and Kenya’s last vice president
Kalonzo Musyoka. To date, the club
boasts of over 500 alumni and the
current membership stands at 41.
Membership development remains
key to the continuity of the club
and as other members exit the club
due to varied reasons that include
retirement having hit the age of 30,
proceeding to Rotary, relocation,
transfers, simply dropping out
among many other reasons, new
members are admitted into the
club after a rigorous induction that
involves attendance of bi monthly
club meeting 3 consecutive times,
participation in one club and
community service activities and
a self generated interest to get
involved in the club’s committees
even before joining the club
officially.
This Rotary Year, members Mike
Waiyaki and Eric Mungai officially
retire from the club after a very long
and outstanding service throughout
the over 7 years that each of them
has been in the club. We wish them
great success and we hope they
will eventually join Rotary. Mike is
famed for initiating the Rotaract
IDP Housing Project in Maai Mahiu
to settle at least 2 Kenyan families
that had been displaced at the
height of the 2007/08 Post Election
Violence. The project brought
together over 6 Rotaract Clubs and
won the District 9200 Community
Service Award at the 86th Rotary
District Conference and Assembly in
2011 in Munyonyo, Uganda. Eric on
the other hand oversaw one of the
club’s most outstanding Community
Service project that is the Mathare
United Community Education and
Development Organization between
the years 2007 and 2009. This
particular literacy project continues
enjoying support from other Rotary
and Rotaract Clubs.
Members Jackie Macharia and Clara
Wandera bid us farewell this year
as they relocated to the America for
work related reasons. Member and
former Community Service Director
Nicholas Njeru joined Rotary Club
of Kiambu while member and
current PR & Fundraising Director
Wangari Mwaniki will be joining
Rotary Club of Madaraka. Members
Sylvia Mutua, Shiko Mbogo and
Tyrus Gichu are sabbatical due to
academic and work engagements.
We wish all of them much success in
their different undertakings.
Despite the exit of these very
active and long serving members,
the club has been lucky to get new
members who are keen on being
active participants in the club’s
activities and all is not at loss. We
remain indebted to our sister club,
The Rotaract Club of USIU which
injected new leadership into our
club and we were glad to bestow
upon the club’s Immediate Past
President Jovenal Ngesimana
Honorary Membership status as his
next order of business is still not yet
confirmed after completion of his
The Rotaract Club of Nairobi Central
Founding Father >>
Mike Eldon.
Charter Member
Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka
CATHERINE MUEMA
New Member
STEPHEN MWENESI
Charter Member
HUMA KASEU
Past President
LINDA NAMDE
New member
CLARA WANDERA
Relocated
JACKIE MACHARIA
Relocated
MIKE
Retiring
SARAH NGICHIRI
New Member
ERIC MUNGAI
Retiring
JOVENAL
Honorary
NICHOLAS NJERU
Unto Rotary

Membership Boad of Directors
studies in Kenya. He was of great
help, a great friend to the club and
initiated strengthened partnership
between the two clubs during his
tenure as president together with
our Immediate Past President Huma
Kaseu. In the eventuality that he
does not relocate, Jovenal shall
be a member of RCNC and if he
does relocate, he shall be always
welcomed at RCNC as his home club
whenever he is in the country and
will be our goodwill ambassador
whenever he visits other Rotaract
clubs. Our newly inducted members
Catherine Muema, Sarah Ngichiri,
and Fela Linda Namde are now
challenged to ensure that they
too contribute diligently to the
continuity of this club.
ROLL OF HONOR
The active membership of the club
through their generosity with time,
means and expertise has enabled
us to remain vibrant even in the
most difficult of situations and we
continue thanking those who go
beyond the call of membership
duties and give a little more out
of their own selves. We remain
indebted. A special mention
goes to Lucy Mwangi and Denis
‘Legrand’ Munene who have not
tired at any one point in serving the
club diligently as the Professional
Development and Club service
directors respectively. A special
thank you also to the most active
members for the two quarters
Martha Nzisa and Dickson Njuguna
who have also not tired at any one
point. Your dedicated service is
exemplary. We look forward to a
successful completion of this Rotary
Year of Peace Through Service with
renewed commitment for the next
two months and great support for
the incoming board of directors. <<
SHIKO MBOGO
Sabbatical
SYLVIA MUTUA
Sabbatical
TYRUS GICHU
Sabbatical
WANGARI MWANIKI
Unto Rotary
RETIRING MEMBERS
Eric Mungai
Michael Waiyaki
RELOCATED
Jackie Macharia
Clara Wandera
TRANSITION TO ROTARY
Wangari Mwaniki
Nicholas Njeru
HONORARY MEMBERSHIP
Jovenal Ngesimana
NEW MEMBERS
Sarah Ngichiri
Catherine Muema
Fela Linda Namde
OUTSTANDING SERVICE ROLL OF
HONOR
Lucy Mwangi
Denis ‘Legrand’ Munene
Martha Nzisa
Dickson Njuguna
RCNC OUTGOING AND INCOMING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The active membership
of the club through
their generosity with
time, means and
expertise has enabled
us to remain vibrant....
IRINAH P.K. WANDERA
President 2012/13 &
Immediate Past President
2012/13 | Rotaract Kenya
Country Chair Elect 2013/14
LUCY MWANGI
Professional Development
Director 2012/13, President
Nominee 2014/15
NICKSON MWENDA
Secretary 2012/13, Deputy
Finance Director 2014/15
CAROLINE KANINI
Assistant Club Secretary
2012/13, Finance Director
2014/15
VALLERY OKWENDA
Finance Director 2012/13,
International Service Director
2014/15
HUMA KASEU
Immediate Past President
2011/12
NORMAN KURIA
Sergeant At Arms 2012/13,
President Elect 2012/13,
President 2013/14
LUCY WANJAU
Vice President 2012/13
SYLVIA MUTUA
Deputy Finance Director
2012/13
EVE OCHIEL
Community Service Director
2012/13, Vice President
2013/14
CAROLINE NJOKI
Assistant Community Service
Director 2012/13
WANGARI MWANIKI
Pr & Fundraising Director
2012/13
“The world is won by those who let it go.
But when you try and try, the world is
beyond the winning.”
- Rtn Sumeet Alakh, RC Sonipat, India, August 2009 -

WHEN: 6TH – 7TH JULY 2013 | WHERE: OSOTUA CAMP, KIKUYU ESCARPMENT
CHARGES: KSHS. 2,500.00
RSVP/MPESA PAYMENTS: Caroline Kanini +254 723 540 444
Norman Kuria +254 725 900 394
To command is to serve,
nothing more and nothing less.
- Andre Malraux -
INSTALLATION OF THE 36TH BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE ROTACT CLUB OF NAIROBI CENTRAL
Boad of Directors
DENIS ‘LEGRAND’ MUNENE
Club Service Director 2012/13
FREDRICK OUKO
Advisor To The Board
2012/13
DICKSON NJUGUNA
Assistant Community Service
Director 2013/14
KYOKI WAWERU
Club Service Director 2013/14
MARYLYN MUSYIMI
Club Secretary 2013/14
CATHERINE MUEMA
Director 2013/14
MARTHA NZISA
Community Service Director
2013/14
CHARLES MWAKIO
International Service Director
2012/13, Pr & Fundraising
Director 2013/14
ALVIN KIMANI
Advisor To The Board
2012/13
ERIC MUNGAI
ADVISOR TO THE BOARD
2012/13
Life offers you
nothing, except an
opportunity to love and
grow.
- Chamberlain Nworgu, October 2009 -

Wakati Magazine Events
They profit most
who serve best
R
otaract stands for Rotary
in Action which is a Rotary
sponsored youth voluntary
organization focused on self
development through service
and fellowship. We run a variety
of projects with meaningful and
positive impact on society as we
develop our leadership skills.
The theme for the year has been
Peace Through Service which has
been coincidentally in line with
many of our projects this year. We
just successfully concluded our
national elections under much
tension due to the previous post
election violence and Rotary and
Rotaract clubs in Kenya were not left
out in promoting peace with several
projects:
• Promoting cultural
understanding
• Lobbying for peace studies
in the school curriculum
(Umeclick)
• Peace is a Must Campaign
• Peace be with Kenya
We are constantly reminded that we
How often would you see food on the table and think about the path that
got it here?
I spill the overt secret today that food is made out in the open, by the
add-up process of seemingly incompatible stuff, rooted in mud! The food’s
picturesque delivery never takes us through its path, lest many a naysayer
would not be content with simply being vegetarian.
March 11th - 17th saw the Rotary world celebrate World Rotaract Week. As
my last year in Rotaract I hope to transfer to Rotary in a few months I’ve
been thinking about what Rotaract has meant to me in my life.
only get from Rotary what we put
into it. Other than friends for life
and a passion to serve, I have grown
my leadership skills which have
served me greatly in my personal
and professional life. I may not
have done much but I have done
something; after all the mighty
oceans are but many drops of water.
To Rotary and Rotaract the world
over!
Service Above Self
ByWangari Mwaniki
In actual fact, when you go to
purchase ingredients for your next
meal, you would definitely look out
for the most potentially pleasing
groceries. It is the path of the
finest, getting to their destinations
first! This doesn’t just happen, but
often requires consistent attention.
The groceries that make it ahead,
had a farmer to take care of them:
applying fertilizer, taking care of the
weeds, protecting them from crafty
pests, and harvesting them on time.
Notice that the things that might
appear trivial are the ones that add-
up to make room for the eventual
product. The recipes remain the
same, but only the ingredients vary
to produce completely different
Who Did My
Add-Ups?
By Joe Bazirake
Rotaract club of Rubaga.
results. For this reason,
we know that neither
success, nor failure would
just happen. It is simply an
add-up process, consistent
with all that is added to
the equation.
Adding up is something we
can all draw lessons from.
In all the things we think,
say or do, observe that
the consistency of adding
up rarely takes a random
form. One ought to be
reminded of the add-up
logic at all times, whether
in corporate or individual
undertakings.
And just like the groceries
would not hold the grocer
responsible for overstaying
on their shelves, we need
to know where to direct
our inquiries for the add-
up situations that we find
ourselves in.
What kind of grocery
would you be? Consult
your farmer, who is
reading this NOW! <<
EVENTS
HIGHLIGHTS
WHAT: Amazing Grace
Team Challenge with the
London 2012 Paralympics
Torch and Getrude Mungai
WHEN: 23/10/2012
WHERE: Laico Regency
HAPPENING: Fundraising
for A Girl A K Sanitary
Towels Project
WHAT: Interact Careers &
Leadership Day
WHEN: 9/2/2013
WHERE: Kenya High
School
HAPPENING: Mentorship
and Career Clinics
WHAT: Carbon Offset:
Karura Edition
WHEN: 6/4/2013
WHERE: Karura Forest
HAPPENING: Annual
Tree Planting
WHAT: JKF Books for
Sanitary Towels Exchange
WHEN: 22/3/2013
WHERE: Jomo Kenyatta
Foundation Headquarters
HAPPENING: Donation
of Sanitary Towels to JKF
Scholars and Receiving
of Text Book Donations
for MIsori Primary School
and Hot Springs Girls
Secondary School
WHAT: Karaoke Made in
Afrika
WHEN: 1/12/2012
WHERE: Tamasha,
Langata
HAPPENING: Tribe 360
celebrates African music
WHAT: KNH Children’s
Cancer Ward Art Day
WHEN: 20/10/2012
WHERE: Kenyatta
National Hospital
HAPPENING: Annual
visit
WHAT: Thogoto Home for
the Aged visit
WHEN: 8/12/12
WHERE: Thogoto, Kikuyu
HAPPENING: Annual
Visit
WHAT: RCNC Arts
Bonanza
WHEN: 6/11/12
WHERE: Laico Regency
HAPPENING: Tribe 360
celebrates African Fashion
& Art
WHAT: Hot Springs Girls
Sanitary Towels Donation
& Mentorship
WHEN: 7/10/2012
WHERE: Maai Mahiu
HAPPENING: A Year’s
Supply of Sanitary Towels
for 55 girls

TRIBE 360 Celebrates
African Art & Fashion
Tribe 360’s Arts Bonanza Tribe 360’s Arts Bonanza
With Julia Thitai, Jeremy Gituri,
Rafiq Mohammed, Irene Ouso &
Nuru Bahati
1 2
4
3

Tribe 360’s Arts Bonanza Tribe 360’s Arts Bonanza
5 6 7
8
1. & 2 Julia’s Afrifab Models at the event.
3. Rafiq Mohammed artistic impressions.
4. OlaTor and guest from the Polish Embassy.
5. Members Grace Mbogo (l) and Sarah Ngichiri (r) with visiting Rotaractor Dennis
Gachango follow the presentations.
6. Guest artist, Graphc designer Irene Ouso.
7. GuestTrevor Mutogoria of Bugika Entertainment with friends.
8. Guest Artist, glass art specialist, Jeremy Gituri and potrait sketcher Rafiq
Mohammed take members and guests through their work.
Top Models showcase Afrifab
Designs at the Bonanza
“Make dreams Real.” - PP PHF Rtn. Shashank Agrawal, August 2009 -

New Ashoka Fellow New Ashoka Fellow
Fredrick Ouko,
The Newest
Ashoka Fellow:
Championing the rights of youth with disabilities
through social enterprise
B
ased on his social entrepreneurial work, Fredrick
was elected an Ashoka fellow in October 2012
through this citation:
‘Fredrick is creating a barrier-free and equal opportunity
society for youth with disabilities; and in doing so, is
unlocking their previously untapped potential within
society. To do this, he is working to create a platform
(in and outside of the formal workplace) to remove
unfounded fears and discrimination towards people with
disabilities. In addition, this platform helps youth with
disabilities to shed their self-victimizing attitudes and to
develop the skills and confidence they need to become
active agents of change in their lives and communities.
His organization is the first and only organization that
focuses specifically on employment challenges faced by
youth with disabilities on a national scale, Fredrick is
leveraging this unique position to make this a focus for
the mainstream disability movement.’
Fredrick Ouko, a member of RCNC, is the executive
director of Action Network for the Disabled, a national
disability organization working to create a barrier-free
society for persons with disabilities in Kenya. He is
an international disability rights activist focusing on
the rights of youth with disabilities and currently the
secretary general of African Youth with Disabilities
Network, an advisor to Disability Rights Fund (Boston)
and Global Disability Rights Library (Washington DC).
He has a training background in Business Administration
and currently pursuing a course in Political Science at
University of Nairobi.
He founded Action Network for the Disabled (ANDY)
in 2003 as a community based organization and
later registered it as a national organization in 2009
due to the pressing needs of youth with disabilities
countrywide. ANDY key areas of intervention is
employment,sports,health,human rights and creation of
awareness in the community on disability issues in a bid
to end discrimination on the grounds of disability.
Ashoka is the world’s leading network of social
entrepreneurs – extraordinary changemakers, who
find new solutions to social problems; like Muhammad
Yunus, who pioneered the microfinance sector.
Founded by Bill Drayton in 1980, Ashoka supports social
entrepreneurs with stipends, professional support and
access to its large network of global peers. Ashoka
has elected and supported more than 3,000 social
entrepreneurs in 70 countries to date.
In August 2012, Fred’s organization, ANDY also got a rare
invitation to carry the Paralympic torch in London, this
was in recognition of the work they do in using sports
to support the development of youth with disabilities
in Kenya. ANDY was selected for this prestigious event
amongst many worthy applicants and was accompanied
by its Wheelchair Basketball coach Simiyu Barasa and
UK partners in the Paralympic relay just before the
beginning of the Paralympic games 2012.
RCNC is indeed privileged to have among its members
such a young and dynamic leader who is indeed a living
proof of the inner potential we all need to exploit and
make a difference in our society.
Fred’s take on RCNC
“I learnt of RCNC in 2011 through a friend who was
a member and told me of the clubs activities and I
immediately took an interest since I was previously an
interact club member and official in high school, I was
then inducted in 2012 and went on to be given the
role of an advisor to the board. It has been a learning
experience meeting other young professionals from
different fields and being able to fellowship together.
This has also given me an opportunity to share my
skills in organization and strategic thinking as an
advisor. I cannot also forget the fan moments and the
usual hangouts for a member which enables people
to connect more deeply as friends. As a young social
entrepreneur, I believe RCNC is the place to be and its
young people who are going to author the future of
this country and this has to start now through the small
connections we make at the club.

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Parting Shot Parting Shot
A
s I moved from one level of the Kenyan school
system to the next, all the misconceptions that I
had about leadership were gradually erased by
real life leadership experiences and hard decisions I had
to take through each phase.
As a pre-schooler who had no idea of the responsibilities
bestowed upon me, I thought leadership was about
getting other pre-schoolers to do as the teacher had
instructed. Back in the village, we used to pick litter
around the school compound. As the designated eye of
the teacher among the tiny little people, I held a long
stick and I would watch over the other kids as they
picked litter. I can’t remember whether it was teacher
Truphena or Truphosa who quietly called me to the side
and she said, ‘being a prefect does not mean you watch
as the rest pick litter. You too must pick litter and show
the others how it is done.’ I got rid of my shepherd’s rod
and I remember an incidence in class three when my
classmates stood on the side and watched as I showed
them how to make patterns and plaster the classroom
with the village plaster that is a paste made out of cow
dung, water and soil. Our classes were made of mud. On
that day, I learnt my first leadership lesson. The day that
either teacher Truphena or Truphosa called me aside,
still in preschool, I learnt that a LEADER MUST LEAD BY
EXAMPLE!
When I was thrown into a boarding school, two years
before I sat for my final primary school examinations,
in an area that was neither a village nor a town, there I
found out that it is not only in the village where litter is
PARTING SHOT: The
Rotaract Presidency
and my Litter Affairs
I have never really quite understood why a pre-school class
would need a class prefect to watch over their pre-schoolmates.
I am made to think ours was a special school. I always forget
to check one or two other schools to see if pre-school classes do
indeed have prefects.
picked. Here, however, there was no one to pick litter
like back in the village school where we picked litter
every day. I can’t quite remember how we used to keep
the school compound clean but I remember one day
my eyes were really sore from the sight of a littered
compound and the school’s filthy compost area which
was right in front of the administration block and near
the assembly area where we raised the Kenyan flag
every Friday! Hygiene in the school was not the best of
sorts but we tried anyway.
With my eyes sore to the point of almost tearing, I tried
to compel my classmates to lead the school by cleaning
but perhaps my art of persuasion was wanting. The
idea fell on deaf ears! No single student volunteered.
I guess I have never been so good at getting people to
do unpleasant tasks. With the litter not disappearing
into thin air, with my eyes not sore any less and with
the constant and frustrating bother of me living in such
a filthy environment, I broke down, cried, went, and
grabbed my boots and my red school bucket. For a
whole day, I picked litter in the school compound from
one corner to the next with as many onlookers as the
rest of the school. Even I, thought I had gone crazy. I
did fail to understand why not a single a person was
together with me bothered about the sorry litter affair
of the school. As I collected and emptied bucket after
bucket of the mess we had all been party to creating, I
learnt my second leadership lesson – SOMETIMES TO BE
A LEADER, THERE ARE SOME JOURNEYS YOU WILL HAVE
TO WALK ALONE!
When it comes to the unpleasant tasks, you may have
to go it alone. When everyone is okay with okay, you
will have to go it alone to fine. The hardest tasks, the
detailed perfectionism for each task, you may have
to go it alone. At that point, my misconception about
leadership being about always appealing to the masses
especially when the task is unpleasant was erased.
Sometimes you will have to walk alone.
After my village and semi-urban school life experiences,
I finally managed to make it to an urban secondary
school, one of the oldest and finest girls’ boarding
schools in the country. A sigh of relief from the village
schools litter affairs! So I thought. Not so! There was
a lot of litter picking in this school which came along
with compound cleaning, flower gardening and a lot of
farming, otherwise known as shamba work! With some
misconceptions about leadership still lingering in my
system, I tried to dodge these social responsibilities. I
had overheard that leaders in the school didn’t have
to get their hands dirty. So, when my
new Form 1 class teacher asked
who wanted to volunteer to
be the class prefect from
those among us who had
confirmed we were head
girls in our former
schools, I quickly shot
up my hand even
though I was not a
favorite among my
classmates. They
thought I was power
hungry – the girl in
the blue uniform who
wouldn’t let Rhoda
Omenya eat a mango in
class. I already knew all the
school rules by heart! But
power hungry I was not! I just
thought I didn’t have to do the litter
affair all over again. A prefect I became
and litter I did! In this school, the prefects actually
did most of the work. Four years of leadership at the
Kenya High School erased that misconception and my
third leadership lesson was learnt – TO BE A LEADER,
YOU WILL HAVE TO GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY. YOU MUST
DO WORK!
Campus was much of a relief. No litter picking affairs.
I would occasionally, when people failed to dispose
off their trash in the right place! Perhaps I wasn’t
interested in campus leadership because I really didn’t
have to pick litter. Every other leadership position the
last more than 12 years had involved litter picking!
My litter picking years were over! This time, I wasn’t
avoiding picking litter, perhaps I just didn’t see any use
of being a leader when there was litter picking involved.
Not really. I wasn’t into competitive politics, not really
a competitive person. I decided to give it a break. But
even then, I learnt three more important lessons in
leadership. As affirmed by the Athenian statesman Solon
- HE WHO HAS LEARNED HOW TO OBEY WILL KNOW
HOW TO COMMAND. He who wants to rule must learn
to obey. He will learn to rule, he who learns to obey!
After 12 consecutive years of leading others, it was
time for me to be led. The true test of whether I could
respect authority given that these were my peers, some
younger, some older, others my age. I was used to telling
people what to do, being the one people had to listen
to. Even though I believed respect was give
and take, I had never been in a position
where I was predominantly the giver.
I was always on the taking side.
This was it. I hope I did pass the
test MLO!
It was also during this
self imposed ‘leadership
break’ that I learnt that
LEADERSHIP IS NOT ABOUT
TITLES! There aren’t
enough titles to go round
for all leaders. Leadership
responsibilities will always
be upon us even in the
absence of titles and we
must pick litter, get our hands
dirty and sometimes we will
have to go solo. Walking Alone.
And the best lesson of all from
campus leadership was that A LEADER
MUST TAKE A BREAK. CHILL OUT! Let others
lead you! Rejuvenate and perhaps Bounce Back!
It was in Rotaract that all six lessons came to be most
useful. It has been the Rotaract leadership experiences
from 20th January 2009 when I was inducted into RCNC
at the same time the first black (Kenyan) was sworn in as
president of the United States of America. As he became
president of the most powerful nation in the world, it
was made clear to me and has been confirmed through
my stay at RCNC, I was being inducted into the most
vibrant Rotaract Club not just in Kenya but in District
9200. It has been during my four and a half years stay at
RCNC that I applied 5 of my leadership lessons that I had
learnt from the first day I set foot in class over 2 decades
ago.
It is with these final words that I apply the 6th most

Parting Shot Happy Moments
favored by chillers but dreaded and loathed among the
dictators. I finally get to rest. It is my turn to be led by
Norman Kuria and the 2013/14 RCNC Board of Directors.
I have done them all. I have led by example (I hope!),
I have gotten my hands dirty (most certainly!), I have
sometimes had to walk alone, and I have had to respect
the authority of my seniors at the country and district
and Rotary level. Now, it’s time to break to be led.
To chill out, to rejuvenate and most certainly bounce
back! It’s time to take responsibility without a title.
Every moment of it has been enriching, challenging,
tasking. I have made great friends that are a liability
yet indispensible like Wangari Mwaniki. I have laughed,
cried, slept working in the office and now it’s time to
chill.
It’s time for Norman to lead. It’s time for me to respect
authority. I wish him and his team much deserved
success and I hope he too has learnt along the way vital
leadership lessons that he will very much need to apply
here in the next 12 months. Everyone has lessons of
their own from their own past experiences. These are
my lessons. Everyone must draw from their own lessons.
If your own lessons cannot inspire you, if you cannot
draw from them, mine certainly won’t inspire you and
you cannot draw from them!
Thank you RCNC members for giving me the opportunity
to apply all these leadership lessons in running your
affairs. Thank you my right hand men and women
Caroline Njoki, Huma Kaseu, Lucy Mwangi, Legrand
Denis, Nickson Mwenda, Caroline Kanini, Wangari
Mwaniki, Charles Mwakio, Evelyne Ochiel, Vallery
Okwenda, Norman Kuria, Alvin Kimani, Eric Mungai,
Fredrick Ouko, Dickson Njuguna and Martha Nzisa for
making the journey easier.
Thank you Rtn. Vickie Winkler and Rotary Club of
Nairobi for the leadership and unwavering support,
cheering on, nurturing and mothering that have never
tired. We are because you are.
Thank you dear active membership, fellow frequent
guest Rotaractors, friends, sponsors, partners, service
providers and all who have played different roles
in contributing to the success we have had not just
this year but even in yesteryears. Thank you Kitheka
Wambua, David Njihia, Charles, Davis, Elijah and the
entire Laico Regency management for every other
Tuesday we are here. Thank you Wangari Mwaniki for
always putting things into perspective an d for being
my harsh reality checker. Thank you Caroline Njoki for
bringing me to RCNC and thank you Dickson Njuguna for
always being the last man standing with me.
To those who think I take Rotaract too seriously, well, I
learnt to take leadership seriously the first day I landed
in pre-school. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks!
Take your leadership roles very seriously! <<
CELEBRATION OF LOVE
WAKATI congratulates past President Michael Waiyaki and his wife Muthoni on their union

Committee Reviews Committee Reviews
COMMITTEE REVIEWS
Others were: Anne Marie, Jeremy Gituri, Rafiq Mohammed, Irene Ouso, Alex Saunya,
Dickson Njuguna, Catherine Muema.
SPEAKERS
Mentorship – Hot Springs Girls Secondary, Interact Kenya High School and Nairobi
School, Careers & Leadership Day
Getrude Mungai
Nuru Bahati
OlaTor receiving a gift Peter Kenneth receives a gift
JuliaThitai
Eva Muraya Paula LancoHon. Peter Kenneth
Charles Mwakio
Legrand Dennis
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1. Rtn.VickieWinkler (far right) with RCNC members, Guest Rotaractors,
Speakers and Participating schools at the Interact Careers and
Leadership day.
2. RCNC President Irinah (centre) presents certificate of participation to
the Kenya High School.
3. Rtn.VickieWinkler presents a token of appreciation to guest speaker
Rtr. Silas Ndote, President - the Rotaract of Muthaiga.
4. RCNC President Elect Norman Kuria Presents a certificate to Shinina
Muthiora.
5. RCNC members KyokiWaweru and Legrand Munene.
6. The Kenya High School Interact Club entertaining their guest.
7. RCNC member Linda Namde (r) with Kenya High School girls.
8. RCNC membersCaroline Njoki (l) and guest Rotaractor Bernadette -
Rotaract UoN with Nairobi School Interact Club Members.

Committee Reviews Peter Kenneth’s Promise
H
e was supposed to have
been the speaker 2
weeks before that but
unfortunately he was
unable to make that meeting. I
wrote a post about the fact that he
had disappointed Rotaractors and
guests by not attending.
Last night Peter Kenneth started
by first apologizing for not
making it to that meeting.
That evening there was
a meeting by the Jubilee
coalition after the signing of
a pact between politicians
at the Laico Hotel. Peter
Kenneth saw that this would
not have been a great time
to appear at the Laico Hotel so he
sent his apologies. Afterwards there
was a lot of heat towards him on
social media by Rotaractors, friends
of Rotaract and yours truly. P.K.
said he would make it up. Many
were skeptical about it, knowing
politicians. Anyway he made it up.
It takes a great man to apologize for
not being able to keep a promise,
and an even greater on to make
up for it. Peter Kenneth did both,
thereby showing what kind of a man
he is, and the value that he puts on
his word.
PETER KENNETH KEEPS
HIS PROMISE TO
ROTARACTORS
By Rayhab Gachango
Peter Kenneth started his talk by
giving out statistics on the number
of youth in the country and the rate
of unemployment. The point being
that the youth are the most in the
country and they are also the ones
mainly affected by unemployment.
This is a very worrying trend. He
mentioned a book that he is reading
called Africa’s third liberation by
Greg Mills and Jeffrey Herbst.
The first liberation was from the
colonial powers and racist regimes,
the second from the autocrats
that often followed foreign rule.
African now has the potential for
a third liberation – from political
economies characterized by graft,
crony capitalism, elitism, and social
inequality. (gotten from Penguin
books South Africa website for the
book Africa’s third Liberation.)
Peter Kenneth talked about the
things he is getting from his
interaction with the book. The
third liberation must be about
the economy and creation of
opportunity. He said Kenyans
and Kenyan youth should not be
comfortable in our own position. He
gave the example of Zimbabwe and
of Tunisia. He has visited Tunis this
year and there was tension in the
air.
Peter Kenneth said
that we must define
leadership. He gave the
example of Rotaract
being a service club. In
order to move around
we must be able to be
assured of security. We
must therefore have
passion about security issues. We
should not blame the government
if there is insecurity, we should
blame ourselves for putting in a
government that does not consider
security issues as important. He
gave an example of the city council
and the fighting that goes on there.
We watch them on TV fighting and
we laugh, asking what is going on
with the council but we are the
ones who put those councillors
there. In the last election he said
we were worried about whom we
On the night of 18th December 2012,The Rotaract Club of Nairobi Central had
the pleasure of hosting Peter Kenneth as the speaker for the evening.
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3
4 5
2
1 & 2.RCNC
members Fredrick
Ouko and Irinah
Wandera joined the
official opening of
Little Rock Earliy
Childhood Centre in
Kibera.
3. KNH children
cancer ward art day
out with Rotaract
UoN.
4. Students of
Hot Springs Girls
Secondary School,
Mai Mahiu durng
mentorship.
5.Thogoto home
for the aged annual
visit.
“Personality has power to uplift, power to depress,
power to curse, and power to bless.”
- Paul Harris -

Peter Kenneth’s Promise Peter Kenneth’s Promise
would choose as president and as
members of Parliament, but did we
care who we elected as councilor
or we just ticked the person who
was our parties’ representative
without knowing who they were,
and their agenda. Nairobi produces
60% of the country’s GDP yet we
don’t care who runs this city and we
don’t think who we give the posts of
taking care of Nairobi.
Peter Kenneth talked abit about his
past. Being brought up by a single
mother and growing up in Eastleigh.
He talked about going to Starehe
Boys Centre and using a timetable
to get the bus. He said that growing
up the police post had 20 police
cars and no one had to worry about
security. Now that police post has
only 2 cars, one for the OCS and
another for patrol. We don’t put
enough emphasis on security is his
argument.
P. K talked about infrastructure.
About the hours we lose in traffic
jams. He asked how we can build an
economy when it takes 2 hours 30
mins to get from JKIA to town during
peak hours and that’s the same
amount of time it takes to get from
Lusaka to Nairobi by plane, actually
it takes 2 hours 15 mins by plane.
P.K. talked about some of the issues
that we should be keen about.
The fact that there is not enough
water for the whole population plus
irrigation, healthcare services are
broken. When he was growing up P.
K and everybody went to city council
dispensaries then health centers
if things were serious. Kenyatta
hospital was a referral hospital
only and people only went there
for really serious issues. He also
talked about the primary education
that is being offered now, saying
that it is quantity over quality. He
asked where the youth who don’t
make it to university will go when
polytechnics have been killed off.
P.K. also gave insights into our
economic growth rate. It is at 4.3%
which is low; we need to grow at
a rate of at least 10% in order to
achieve vision 2030. If we don’t
grow economy we will not feel the
impact of the plans that we have
made. It is important to grow the
agricultural sector, for farmers to
make profits, and make people
want to go back to farming. This will
ensure that there is self employment
and also food security which is also
important. He also talked about our
tourism sector which is struggling
with lack of infrastructure and
security issues. He said that Kenya
is the most beautiful country in the
world and that we have everything
but lose out because of policy and
leadership.
P. K. said that as a parent and like
most parents he is trying hard to
give his children the opportunities
he never had. But the question he
and others are asking “why work so
hard, what country will the children
live in? ” are there opportunities for
the youth after parents sacrificing
so much to educate their children, is
what I think is the question.
On a sad note P. K talked about the
young female lawyer killed after
being given a lift. She was from his
constituency and she was in the
prime of her life. He talked about
the murder of the 3 young ladies
and talked about how security is
lacking. That some young men
would do something like that is very
shocking and to find out that they
are students at USIU is even more
shocking.
P. K talked about the youth being the
determinants of the next election.
1. Because we are the majority.
2. Because we are not tribalists,
especially for those who grew up in
Nairobi, we did not grow up in tribal
cocoons. Tribalism never developed
a state, or developed a nation, it
divides us only. P.K. said that we
should be deliberate in defining a
government that will work for us. If
we do not speak we will use another
5 years to get things right. We
should speak out. We are the voters.
P.K. says that in the last four years
we have gotten into debt to the tune
of 1.7 trillion which we will have to
pay for and our kids also. Where has
this money gone? Apparently we
are the country with the 2nd highest
debt (borrower) in the world.
Greece in number one. Things to
thing about and worry about also.
Peter Kenneth answered questions
by rotaractors.
P.K. said this about elections “let
elections not be about individuals
but about issues. It’s about your
issues, your future, and your
children’s future. This election is
not about Peter Kenneth. It’s about
leadership and the role of leadership
in defining Kenya’s future” he said if
we make the wrong decisions let’s
meet at the jam.
P.K. is passionate about security.
His take is that insecurity is caused
mainly caused by unemployment.
We need to deal with this issue.
Otherwise other sectors like tourism
cannot grow and investors will also
be weary of putting money here.
P. K on gender representation he
said he had just come back from
UK so he needs to study what has
being going on. He said he believes
that the constitution should be
implemented to the letter but also
that he thinks it requires reform on a
continuous basis.
P.K. said that Kenya needs financial
discipline. We have refused to take
control of our spending. Foreign
policy should be attached to trade
and bilateral agreements not
personal friendships but benefits to
the country. We need to work on
our security and infrastructure. This
is very important.
P. K asked rotaractors to look at
timelines for his agenda. Look at
the statements and ask if they are
being truthful. Will they work? He
says that we should look at each
leader’s development record in the
constituency. If they can’t work in
the constituency, they can’t work
for the country. He said that the
Ministry of Planning has the best
plans and best minds. But that
treasury does not align money with
those plans. Financial discipline is
key.
P.K. talked about the issue that is
on everybody’s mind. That P.K. is
the right candidate but not popular.
He said we box ourselves into
choices. That there are only 2 horses
but when race is over where will
we be. He says we should throw
away the box, free our minds and
think outside it. We shouldn’t box
ourselves in. he talked graciously
about Martha Karua and Ole Kiapi.
He said we make the horses popular.
Mass hysteria has never done
anything for us. Change starts with
you and me.
We had a great discussion. I asked
Peter Kenneth a question about
why we should join a political party
and he said it should be out of
ideologies. Parties make us come
away from the idea of individuals.
It’s about ideologies. Not about
personalities or creating cults
around a person. We should join
parties whose ideologies we share
and that we believe will create
impact in the society.
In his closing statements Peter
Kenneth apologized again for
missing the last meeting to those
who had come in late. He said he
believes in honoring his promises.
He said he lives by the motto “if you
don’t lie, you don’t have to fill up
your brain to remember what you
lied.”
Peter Kenneth said at the end “don’t
look for somebody out there to
define and determine where country
will be. Its not about individuals,
it’s about all of us.” There is a scout
motto that he loves “leave the
campsite better then you found it”
he says “leave the country better
then you found it.” <<
Moments - Tribe 360

34
| WAKATI
Freedom for Girls Freedom for Girls
THE LOVE SECTION
PREMIERE
and the good that
came with it… By Emily Wasonga
Now 2013 started with silence.
My sister and I were not out.
We were all home bound
and working. We talked to
each other as we created our
different pieces.
This was a very
different turn to
a new year for
us. Then a few
weeks later, we
were scrambling
around getting
everything
together to head
to LA. Hadn’t
we mentioned
that? Okay,
let’s
backtrack
a tad. We
had the
wonderful
privilege of
heading to
LA to dress
the cast of The
Love Section:
http://thelovesection.
com/
H
owever, us being us, we
wanted to do more with
this platform. So after
much brainstorming, we
decided to work on ethnic pieces.
Ethnic accessories, ethnic T’s, use
ethnic fabrics and come up with
an array of pieces that showcased
Africa. Why? There are problems
in Africa. We know this. There are
problems everywhere. However,
most of these problems, in our eyes
anyway, are man made. If they are
man made then that also means
they can be resolved by the actions
of mankind. So this is us doing our
bit to help start and stir solutions.
One problem in particular that
we are tackling is that of girls in
Kenya who cannot afford sanitary
pads. Our LHO team in Kenya, Eve
Ochiel and Cyprian, brought this
to our attention and we felt it was
something we could not ignore any
longer.
So we worked on ethnic pieces
for the premiere but wanted to
highlight this particular problem in
Africa while Lawrence Adisa, Davetta
Sherwood, Kellita Smith and Director
Ronnie Warner wore our pieces.
We thought the first thing we
needed to do was raise awareness
that there was even a problem to
begin with. Get it out through the
media and get people thinking. The
woman behind a lot of our goodwill
efforts since 2012 has been Daria
Barwinska, author of To Be… in
Africa. The one thing we all felt is we
did not want this to be a donation
program. As much as it takes $5 to
sponsor a girl for a year, and our
hope is to get these girls through
high school successfully, we also
wanted to get people thinking. We
are sure this problem does not only
exist in Kenya. The confirmation
came to us through a phone call
as well from Davetta Sherwood,
who has passionately taken up the
cause and in her conversations
with friends from various countries
had found out that they too knew
the problem existed in their home
countries.
So what are we working to do?
We want to continue partnering
with Rotaract Club of Nairobi Central
to make sure they sponsor all 1500
girls they had hoped to sponsor this
year. Right now, the club has raised
enough funds for 600 of the 1500
girls, there are 900 still pending.
AGAIN, It’s $5 to sponsor a girl for a
whole year. This is an annual project
that Rotaract Club Nairobi Central
hope to run until the girls have
graduated from high school.
Now that’s the short term goal.
Long term, we hope to create what
my former student adviser Dr. Boggs
at Anderson University, termed
as “ripples of hope” effect. When
you throw a stone into water, long
after the stone has sank, ripples
still spread out from that one place
the stone hit as it sank into the
water. So we want to get people
thinking. Every now and then,
there is always a post put up about
reusable sanitary towels that are
hygienic and barely cost anything to
make. We hope to get in touch with
people who have been developing
such ideas and help them turn it
into a staple in the areas of the
world where people have to choose
between providing their teenage
daughter with sanitary pads or
putting food on the table. We think
a solution can be found and these
parents should no longer have to
make the choice to sacrifice their
daughter’s education and well being.
We hope to make this a problem
that existed.
If you are a woman and you do have
your monthly period please put
yourself in these girls’ shoes and try
and figure out, just try it, what you
would do every month for 3-8 days
if you did not have access to sanitary
wear and didn’t have money for
a plan B. What would your plan C
be? Could you do that from month
to month? What if you were in
boarding school? What would you
do then? What if your plan C got you
an infection? What would plan D
then be?
This is what some of these girls go
through, every month and have
been going through.
Let’s do more than say it’s sad and
move on to the next thing. Let’s
ask ourselves how we can come
together and assist to make this a
problem that existed in the past.
The ripple effect will truly kick in
when we all sit back and realize that
all it took was a few people waking
up and deciding they wanted to
do something about the problem.
So what else can we wake up and
change in the world? Hmm. One
thing to remember is when you
throw the stone into the water,
every ripple after the stone has
disappeared is bigger and bigger.
So we hope to get people to think
about solutions to even bigger
matters than this.
So now that you’ve read this post,
get thinking. While you do that, here
is the trailer to The Love Section:
http://thelovesection.com/
And here are more pictures for you
to enjoy. Thank you to the cast again
for coming on board and using their
status to help make a difference. A
big thank you to KGBC for inviting us
to their studios to share our story
and journey. Thank you to Eve and
Cyprian all the way in Kenya, we
love you both so much. And a big
big thank you to Catherine Fritsch
of Sweet Revenge Lingerie (our
mentor) and Berny Martin creator of
Midwest Fashion Week for making
this trip and this work come to life.
Thank you to everyone.
Happy End Of Monday (until the
next Monday of course)
LHO Team

Committee Reviews Committee Reviews
COMMITTEE REVIEWS
Community Service
Sanitary towels distribution – Hot Springs Girls Secondary School (55), Misori Primary School (115), Altawoon
Education Centre (50), JKF (140), Olerai (2). Pending: Embu Urban (100), Jomo Kenyatta Home for the Physically
Disabled (25), Brydges (60), Altawoon (50), Hot Springs (45)
1
3 4
5
2
1
4
6
2
5
3
1. ClubTreasurerVallery Okwenda
presents towels to Misori Primary
School girls in Mfangano Island.
2. The towels enroute Mfangano Island.
3. Distribution and book exchange
with Jomo Kenyatta Foundation
scholarship Program .
4. Community service director Eve
Ochiel presents towels to Altawoon
Education Center in Babadogo
1. Playing and working hard atThogoto Home for the Aged.
2. Dickson Njuguna, President IrinahWandera and President Elect
Norman Kuria after the Karura forest annual tree planting exercise.
3. RCNC members join ADRR Richard Mwangi during official visit of
DRR Enock Mukasa at Christ Chapel Childrens Home.
4. Wangari Mwaniki at Nairobi National Park tree planting exercise.
5. Guest performer and Limuru Rotaract Club Member Susan Gathee
entertains participants at the annual cultural themed quiz night.
6. President Irinah with Legrand Munene at the launch of Rotary
Peace Click Project.
courtesy of Stanchart Bank Eastleigh Branch.
5. Presentation to Hotsprings Girls Mai Mahiu together with
school bags donations from PDGYusuf Kodwalla of Rotary
Club of Nairobi.

Wealth of culture Wealth of culture
TRIBE 360:
A WEALTH OF
CULTURES
W
ith 81 participants
drawn from 8
different nations
representing
4 continents,
7th July 2012 saw the Rotaract
Club of Nairobi Central embark
on a journey that would take us
on a great cultural expedition
transversing different destinations
celebrating our cultural diversities
both online and offline. Tribe
360 is an International Service
project of the club that seeks to
celebrate our diversity of cultures
by participants exchanging cultural
information thus promoting greater
understanding among people of
different cultures. We believe
that greater understanding of
different cultures will go a long
way in enhancing Rotary’s efforts
in Peace and Conflict Resolution
and more so this year whose
theme is “Peace through Service”.
The 81 participants from Kenya,
Ethiopia, Nigeria, USA, Poland, the
Maldives, Italy and France formed
the first Tribe 360 community that
has thus far increased to 225. The
project encourages young people
to celebrate their own cultures and
those of other people by organizing
cultural events, attending and
participating in cultural events as
well as visiting areas of cultural
significance whenever they visit
another country and share their
experiences through photographs,
video clips and narrations.
Offline, under the project, the
club has been able to organize
various culturally themed events
that include the official launch
dubbed ‘Jungle Affair Culture Fest
& Installation ceremony; a Karaoke
made in Africa; a mini-Polish
exhibition and quiz where four
Polish research students that the
club hosted for two months were
able to display and take participants
on a journey through Poland and
taught us the Polonez dance; an
Arts & Fashion Bonanza celebrating
African arts & fashion; a Cultural
Quiz night where the Rotaract Club
of Kenyatta University emerged
winners; and the first ever Rotary
thematic calendar was designed
adopting an African theme. The
calendar gave an opportunity to
some members of the club to visit
over 30 Rotary clubs in Kenya and
Uganda and received overwhelming
support from over 170 individual
Rotarians. Post cards and stickers
were also designed under the
project and together with the
calendars boosted our fundraising
and public relations efforts both
in and out of the club. The project
also saw a few members of the club
attend and share their experiences
at the Lamu Cultural Festival
and Focus on Kenyan Music live
performances at the French Cultural
Centre in Nairobi. Sheer coincidence
came in when members were
witness to Past President Michael
Waiyaki’s Kikuyu traditional wedding
ceremony and the Rotary Club
of Nairobi traditional Installation
ceremony that adopted the Nigerian
culture. These experiences have
been enriching for participants and
have enhanced our appreciation of
other cultures.
Tribe 360 online community of over
Graphics Design artist Irene Ouso
takes some participants through her
art work at the Arts Bonanza
“Great things happen when Good
people come together”.
- Mike Stafford, February 2011 -

Wealth of culture Committee Reviews
225 members continues to grow
everyday and even though we have
not managed our target of over
200,000 members, thus far the
support has been overwhelming.
With a facebook page, a wordpress
blog, and a You Tube video clip,
participants continue to share
their cultural experiences through
pictures and narrations. The
compilation of a 360 paged online
book of cultures is underway and
was the ultimate goal of the project
collecting 360 cultural experiences
by young people.
The project has given us an
opportunity to exploit our various
abilities such as in design with
member Gatei Waweru being the
creative behind the Rotary Thematic
Calendar, the project logo and the
project homemade banner. Member
Otieno Nyadimo was instrumental
in the shooting and editing of the
You Tube video clip and was the
official photographer of the culture
fest which gave us the opportunity
to produce postcards under the
project. International Service
director Charles Mwakio Emceeing
came in handy at the Karaoke
Made in Africa and Cultural Quiz
Challenge. Tec savvy Club Service
director has been instrumental
in the online management of the
project and has made it possible
for us to have the online 360 paged
book of tribes.
The Tribe 360 journey has been an
amazing and enriching experience
and will continue running up until
7th July 2013 and hopefully beyond
that. <<
Members and guests at the Culture
Fest Installation ceremony
COMMITTEE REVIEWS
Club Service
1 2
3 4 5
1. Nick, Carol, Karamta, Legrand and guest
at Rotary Peace Clique project launch.
2. Sleep over and Home Hospitality at Rtr.
Alvin Kimani’s house.
3. Home hospitality and sleep over at Rtr.
Legrand’s house.
4. President Irinah joins guest Karamta for
her birthday.
5. Honorary member Jovenal (r) and
President Erick Musomi (Rotaract USIU) at
USIU awards night.
Rotary means “what goes
around comes around”, “do good
to receive good”.
- Ismael Ayyoub, January 2013 -

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RCNC
CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
24th
- 27th
April 2013: 25th Rotaract Conference and Assembly | Diani,
South Coast
30th
April 2013: Club Meeting, Laico Regency, 6.00 p.m.
11th
May 2013: Sanitary Towels Distribution, Embu Urban Primary
School and Jomo Kenyatta Home for the Physically
Disabled
14th
May 2013: Club Meeting, Laico Regency, 6.00 p.m.
25th
May 2013: Sanitary Towels distribution, Brydges Centre
Children’s Home, Isinya
28th
May 2013: Club Meeting, Laico Regency, 6.00 p.m.
8th
June 2013: Sanitary Towels Distribution, Hot Springs Girls
Secondary School, Maai Mahiu
11th
June 2013: Club Meeting, Laico Regency, 6.00 p.m.
22nd
June 2013: Sanitary Towels Distribution, Altawoon Education
Centre
25th
June 2013: Hand Over and official installation of the 36th Board
of Directors, Laico Regency, 6.00 p.m.
6th
- 7th
July 2013: Installation Party, Osotua Camp, Kikuyu Escarpment
10th
August 2013 Alumni Dinner & 36th Anniversary Celebrations and
Awards Night

Pictorial Pictorial
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b
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d
a. VP LucyWanjau arrives at Karaoke Made in Africa
atTamasha Restaurant.
b. President nominee Lucy Mwangi at the Lamu
Cultural Festival.
c. RCNC sister club USIU members with awards at the
campus awards night.
d. JuliaThitai’s Afrifab Models at Arts Bonanza.
e. President Irinah, Caroline, Martha and guest
scholar Grace Mwaura with the London 2012
paralympics torch.
f. President Irinah with Kenya Country Chair Sarah
Maingi and Rotaract Club of Kampala the CORE
member Arthur at RYLA Masaka.
g. Misori Primary School girls with their year supply
of sanitary towels.
h. Hon. Peter Kenneth receives certificate of
appreciation from PD
Director and President
Nominee Lucy Mwangi.
i. Members at Karaoke and
Dance made n Africa.
j. GuestTrevor Mutogoria
and friends at the Arts
Bonanza.
“Rotary is a place - bringing great changes through small things.....”

- Shrewstha Purushottam, September 2011 -

Report Report
LONDON PARALYMPICS TORCH
COMES TO RCNC WITH AMAZING
GRACE FOR 600 AMAZING GIRLS
I
t was in appreciation of the
Kenya Paralympics team that
the club saw fit to share with
members and guests the
rare opportunity it had been
afforded by Action Network for the
Disabled (ANDY, Kenya) to have the
London 2012 Paralympics torch
at the club meeting. With Kenya’s
first sex therapist in the house as
the guest speaker and the first
photo with the London Paralympics
torch as the price for raising the
highest amount, a one month online
fundraising campaign was set up on
facebook. Members were asked to
form teams of 5 or more and raise
funds towards our main Community
Service Project ‘A Girl A K A Year’ to
enable us support 1500 girls we had
adopted from various schools across
the country to be beneficiaries of a
year’s supply of sanitary towels to
keep them in school all year without
interruption during their menses.
The campaign managed to raise
Kshs. 309,000.00 with the winning
team led by member Martha Nzisa
pledging to raise Kshs. 100,000.00
and has raised 99,520.00 to date.
So far, 362 girls from Misori Primary
School, Mfangano Island (115 girls);
Altawoon Education Centre (50
girls); Hot Springs Girls, Maai Mahiu
(55 girls), Olerai Conservancy (2
girls), Jomo Kenyatta Foundation
Scholars (140 girls) have received
their year’s supply of sanitary
towels. The remaining distributions
will take place in the coming few
weeks before close of the year and
will take us several journeys to Jomo
Kenyatta Home for the Physically
Disabled and Urban Primary School
in Embu; Brydges Centre Children’s
NO TEAM NAME AMOUNT
1. PKMartha, Shelagh & Friends 99,520.00
2. 2011/12 RCNC Board of Directors 43,650.00
3. Kanyoni 31,600.00
4. Huma Kaseu 25,000.00
5. Charles Mwakio 19,000.00
6. Amazing Grace 13,000.00
7. Norman Kuria 11,000.00
8. Dixions (Dickson Njuguna) 10,000.00
9. Alvin Kimani 10,000.00
Home; back to Hot Springs Girls
Secondary School and Altawoon
Education Centre. Having to drop
off 900 girls from the program due
to lack of sufficient funds was not
an easy decision for us as we did
not want to see any of our girls left
behind. The amazing grace from
members towards the over 600
girls was appreciated by Love’s
Hangovers, USA through Ms. Emily
Wasonga who pledged to hold
a fundraising dinner to raise the
deficit to cover the 900 girls!
In its second year, the sanitary
towels project will run for eight
years so as to ensure that the girls
adopted are able to attend school
uninterrupted the entire period they
are in school from the time their
menses commence to the time they
finish their secondary education
10. Vickie Winkler 10,000.00
11. Marylyn Musyimi 6,000.00
12. Lucy Mwangi 6,000.00
13. Fela Linda Namde 6,000.00
14. Maggie Mugo 4,500.00
15. Nguna Kiilu 3,800.00
16. Fredrick Ouko 3,500.00
17. Jerry T. Akalu 3,000.00
18. Otieno Nyadimo 3,000.00
19. Sarah Gichimu 1,500.00
TOTAL 310,070.00
Moments - RCNC
HAPPY FACES OF RCNC

Report Report
KENYA HIGH
SCHOOL
INTERACT CLUB
CAREERS AND
LEADERSHIP
DAY:
The Interactor’s
Review
T
he day dawned, bright and
promising. We, the Interact
Club of The Kenya High
School, did the necessary
preparations owing to the
career fair and the visitors expected
in the school that day. This did not
entail much as we simply placed our
ushers in position and set up various
career booths.
Fortunately the expected schools
were punctual and arrived early, a
clear indication that they were as
excited for the event as we were.
Those in attendance included Upper
Hill School, Nairobi School and
Hospital Hill School. Moreover, the
Career Fair was graced by respected
and experienced experts in vast
fields as well as Rotaract and Rotary
members.
As the Career Fair began, each
school suggested a member to act
as the day’s MCs, with our very
own Yvonne being among them.
Various speakers gave us advice
and information on different
career fields. Among them, was
Carol Njihia, a respectable civil
servant. She encouraged us to
shun the notion that pay is a
key factor in job consideration.
Godfrey Ipalei touched the hearts
of many because of his uncanny
ability to work in the ICT sector
despite his physical challenge which
By Yvonne Wambua
many would assume would deter
him from pursuing his dreams.
Joe Mwangi on the other hand
emphasized on the importance of
not degrading ourselves as Kenyans
and Africans as a whole. He cited
a good example, “Shame on you
Kenyans for importing toothpicks
yet you are capable of making them
yourselves.” The afternoon session
was quite interesting as we got the
chance to visit the career booths
and interacted one on one with
experts in the fields of medicine,
architecture, interior design among
many others.
The auspicious occasion came to
a close with a vote of thanks from
selected representatives among
them Rtn. Vickie Winkler, Rtrs.
Lucy Mwangi and Irinah Wandera,
and the Kenya High School’s very
own Interactors Ruth Kihoro and
Vivian Kiniga. Before departure,
various awards were presented to
the career consultants, Kenya High
School Interact officials and the
schools in attendance.
The career fair was a breath taking
experience that helped us learn a lot
especially from the speakers on our
future careers. We, the Kenya High
School, are greatful to the organizers
of the event, The Rotaract Club
of Nairobi Central, for having our
interests at heart. <<
THE
INTERACT
CAREERS
AND LEADERSHIP
DAY
2013 REPORT
By Lucy Mwangi
It was in efforts to develop
leadership skills and professionalism,
with promotion of high ethical
standards and integrity among
budding professionals, that the
Interact Club of Kenya High School,
under the mentorship of the
Rotaract Club of Nairobi Central
organised the Interact Careers and
Leadership Day - 2013 for students
in secondary schools in and around
Nairobi. The Interact Careers and
Leadership Day – 2013 was held on
Saturday, February 9th, 2013 at the
Kenya High School grounds.
The Objectives were:
To assist students gain more
information regarding possible
tertiary education options as well
as possible career choices available
both locally and internationally.
To assist to develop leadership
skills and personal integrity; while
emphasising the value of individual
responsibility and hard work.
To bring together students and
professionals in different fields for
one-on-one interaction, enabling
networking and ideas exchange.
Attendance
4 secondary were schools present:
Shame on you Kenyans for
importing toothpicks yet you
are capable of making them
yourselves.
Nairobi School (15), Hospital Hill
Secondary School (20), Upper Hill
Secondary School (15) and the
Kenya High School (67) totalling to
117 students; together with the
respective accompanying teachers.
Guests
• 19 Rotaractors from Rotaract
Clubs of Nairobi Central,
Muthaiga, University of Nairobi
and Milimani,
• 3 Rotarians from Rotary Club of
Nairobi,
• 6 Friends of Rotaract.
The day began with the Kenyan
National Anthem led by a student
from Nairobi School, and a welcome
note made on behalf of the Principal
of Kenya High School. The MCs
for the day were Yvonne Wambua
(Kenya High School), Tim Kut (Upper
Hill Secondary) and Roy Kagema
(Nairobi School).
The event was divided in two
sessions, an open forum where
speakers from various career fields
shared their professional know-how
with all students present; and a
break out “clinic” session where the
students got a chance to learn more
from all the professionals present
through one-on-one interaction with
them. Careers represented were:
• Architecture
• Medicine
• Law
• Civil Service
• Insurance
• Design
• Marketing and
Communication
• Finance
• Human resources
• Quantity Surveying
• Information Technology
• Environment
• Public Relations, Media and
Advertising
In addition there were also two
motivational talk sessions. During
the one-on-one sessions, the
students were able to get contacts
form persons who were in the
professions that were on interest to
them. The students also presented
songs and poems prepared for
the audience. Through the day’s
activities the students;
• Had better knowledge and
understanding of tertiary and
career options through the talks
and one-on-one interactions
with the guests.
• Learnt and enhanced various life
skills pertaining leadership and
professionalism, including never
giving up, personal integrity,
hard work and individual
responsibility.
• Some students as well as other
guests formed helpful networks
with each other.
The day ended on a high note
with presentation of certificates
of participation to the visiting

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schools, certificates of service and
appreciation items to the outgoing
Interact Club of Kenya High School
Board of 2012- 13, appreciation
items were also presented to the
guest speakers, the MCs and the
teachers accompanying the students
from the four schools.
The Kenya High School principal
Mrs. Saina, the teacher on duty
Mrs. Onimbo, the patron of the
Mrs. Holi and the Rotary Club of
Nairobi’s New Generation Director
Rtn. Vickie Winkler were also
presented with appreciation items.
Each participating school was also
presented with reading materials
and literature donated by BirdLife
International and Ecotourism Kenya
for their libraries.
The Interact Club of Kenya High
School was also presented with
a copy of the 2nd quarter issue
Wakati – a quarterly magazine by
the Rotaract Club of Nairobi Central
that featured articles written by two
members. Singing of the Kenyan
National Anthem marked the end of
the event at 5.00p.m. <<
Rotary Club of Nairobi and the
Rotaract Club of Nairobi Central
made the event possible through
their financial support; and through
co-ordination by members of the
Interact Club of Kenya High School,
their patron Mrs. Holi and the
Kenya High School administration,
the event was a success.
FINANCIAL
REPORT
9 MONTHS FINANCE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD
1ST
JULY – 31ST
MARCH 2013
9 MONTHS FINANCE AGAK REPORT FOR THE PERIOD
1ST JULY – 31ST MARCH 2013
RECEIPTS Kshs. 845,606.00
Club Administration Kshs. 167,678.00
Events (Quiz Night, Karaoke, Alumni Dinner, Installation) Kshs. 335,750.00
Donations for Ad Hoc Service Projects Kshs. 86,278.00
Revenues from sales Kshs. 255,900.00
LESS EXPENSE Kshs. 929,433.00
Club Administration Kshs. 152,275.00
Events Kshs. 380,036.00
Ad Hoc Service Projects Kshs. 90,872.00
Sales Items Production Kshs. 306,250.00
BALANCE C/F Kshs. (83,827.00)
A GIRL A K A YEAR SANITARY TOWELS PROJECT
Receipts Kshs. 310,070.00
LESS EXPENSE Kshs. 162,900.00
JKF Distribution- 140 girls Kshs. 63,000.00
Hot Springs Girls Distribution - 55 girls Kshs. 24,750.00
Altawoon Education Centre - 50 girls Kshs. 22,500.00
Olerai Community Distribution - 2 girls Kshs. 900.00
Misori Primary School – 115 girls Kshs. 51,750.00
BALANCE Kshs. 147,170.00
Moments - RCNC
“Theme is guide for all Rotarians.”
- Snehal, February 2010 -

Vote of thanks
DONORS
AND
SPONSORS
RCNC remains indebted to our
members, donors, sponsors,
partners and service providers who
have been part and parcel of our
2012/13 journey both in cash and in
kind...
Rotary Club of Nairobi
Rotary Club of Chemainus
Premchandabhai Foundation
Rtn. Vickie Winkler
Rtn. Jackline Maina
PDG Yusuf Kodwalla
PDG Mohamed Abdalla
Rtn. Ann Vanlauwe
Rtn. Jessica Kazina
Rtn. Paula Lanco
Kevin Mungai
Alvin Kimani
Carol Etyang
Maggie Mugo
Eric Mungai
Nickson Mwenda
Winnie Malenya
Irinah Wandera
Caroline Njoki
Geoffrey Gakami
Terry Mungai
Simon Kisse
Norman Kuria
Noreen Mutoro
Naomi Warigia
Lucy Mwangi
Lucy Wanjau
Nick Njeru
Stanley Kihonge
Carlvin Abondo
Abraham Wachenje
Purity Wahinya
Wangari Mwaniki
- graphic design | printing | Photography -
THE HANDOVER
Date: Tuesday, 25th June 2013
Venue: Laico Regency Nairobi
Time: 5:30pm to 8:00pm
“Congratulations to the
new team of officials at
RCNC.”
With “Journey through 2012/13 RY at RCNC.” Mini-Exhibition

a project of....
as we seek to understand and share our own cultures, those of other lands and foster goodwill,
greater understanding and promote international peace.
Share with us your cultural experiences (including travels, attending and participating in cultural
events) through art, essays, poems, music, photographs, video clips and get a chance to be
published in a 360 page book of cultures!
Organize an event and share with us.
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