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Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillAnnette Kimitei - Thought Leadership InterviewAnnette Kimitei has over 20 years’ experience in the leadership of private security in East Africa and specifically Kenya. She is currently Managing Director of one of the major security suppliers and has been active in security associations including Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and Women in Safety Excellence (WISE) where she has led the case for improved conditions, higher standards and greater diversity (amongst other things) in the security sector. Annette is a multi-award winner including as an individual, an OSPA for ‘Outstanding Security Director’, and for her company, ‘Outstanding Contract Security Company’.Sign up to...2024-08-1245 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillHow is the Kenya security sector meeting the challenge of Covid-19? What are the lessons learnt and where does it and the regulator go from here?These are challenging times that are being felt across the globe and Africa is suffering, including Kenya. Cyber crime is rife and for many there does not appear to be an adequate response. In some areas there is a fear of stigma, of quarantine, of social disorder in part because of increased unemployment, and as businesses and communities face new ways of working and new challenges so concerns about social cohesion and employee dissatisfaction are surfacing. So what are the emerging challenges that Kenyan security will face as we move forward? Is the view in Kenya that the security...2024-05-091h 00
MarcoPolis Country ReportsMarcoPolis Country Reports - Annette Kimitei, Managing Director of Senaca East Africa [Kenya]Annette Kimitei, Managing Director of Senaca East Africa, gives an overview of the company. Senaca operates in Kenya and Uganda and focuses on 4 main areas: man-guarding solutions, security technology, risk management solutions and K-9 services.Be sure to check out MarcoPolis.net for the rest of the Kenya Country Report as well as our over 25 other regional and country reports and business coverage.2022-04-1505 min
Grit & GrowthAll in the Family; Managing a family business for success and successionMeet Naomi Kipkorir and Annette Kimitei, the mother-daughter team leading Senaca East Africa, and Peter Francis, lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business, and hear about finding success and navigating succession in a family run business.Family dynamics can be challenging, not to mention, emotional. But when you add in a business, things can get even more complicated. Especially when the entire family is involved. That’s the story behind Senaca EA, a private security company headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Founded by Naomi’s husband, an ex-policeman, the business started in 2002 as a side hust...2021-05-1843 min