Responsible Leadership and Sustainable Development in Post-Independent Africa:A Kenyan Experience

dc.contributor.authorKagema,Dickson Nkonge
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-05T10:54:10Z
dc.date.available2025-03-05T10:54:10Z
dc.date.issued2018-01
dc.descriptiondnkonge@chuka.ac.ke dicknkonge@gmail.com
dc.description.abstractThe political independence in Africa was welcomed with joy and a heap of expectations, as AfricansbelievedthatthenewAfricangovernmentswouldbringsustainabledevelopmentafter years of subjugation, exploitation, and oppression. Unfortunately, this has not been the case. Today,manyyearsaftertheattainmentofpoliticalindependence,manyAfricannationslargely remain underdeveloped, burdened with poverty, diseases, poor communication networks, illiteracy,tribalanimosity,economicchallenges,andinjustices,―allofwhichaffecteveryaspect of African life. This study, which involved 160 respondents purposely selected from the 47 countiesinKenya,aimedto investigatewhy Africacontinuesto lagbehindindevelopmentdespite autonomousrule.ThestudyfoundthatalthoughAfricaisendowedwithnumerousresources,it suffers from the lack of responsible leaders, particularly political leaders. Leaders in Africa are availableinabundancebutveryfewareconcernedwiththewelfareofthepeopletheylead.The majority of the leaders are keen to retain power and acquire wealth at the expense of the constituents they represent. This has created a very horrendous situation in Africa as people struggletoaccesspoorly-managedresources.Nosustainabledevelopmentcanbeattainedina situationwhereleadersarenotresponsibletothosewhotheylead.Foritisonlytheinstallation ofcompetent,empathetic,equitable,andforward-thinkingleadersthatwillsuccessfullyguidethe sustainabledevelopmentofemergingAfricaneconomies.Africanleadersmustrealizethatthey are stewards of the geopolitical environments they were elected to serve and must be fully accountablefortheiractions.Responsibleleadershipandsustainabledevelopmentareclosely interwoven. Recommendations are interjected regarding how to develop our leaders for responsibleleadershipifanymeaningfuldevelopmentistobegenuinelyachievedinAfrica.
dc.identifier.citationKagema, D. N. (2018). Responsible leadership and sustainable development in post-independent Africa: A Kenyan experience. The Journal of Values-Based Leadership, 11(1), 9.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.chuka.ac.ke/handle/123456789/16645
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherne Journal of Values-BasedLeadership
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol 11; 1
dc.subjectResponsible Leadership Sustainable Development Post-Independent Africa Kenyan Experience Leadership in Africa
dc.titleResponsible Leadership and Sustainable Development in Post-Independent Africa:A Kenyan Experience
dc.typeArticle

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