Stephen Mabea

Broschiertes Buch

Beaten Odds

Footprints of Uncertainty, Resilience, Adventure and Triumph

Beschreibung

Stephen Mabea was born to newly converted Seventh Day Adventist (SDA parents as British missionaries made inroads into Western Kenya. With a life punctuated with challenges, Mabea's Christian upbringing, dedication to service and excellence saw him triumph at every turn. One of the first teachers from his locality in pre-independent Kenya, he focused on shaping and moulding the lives of young people. Hard work and creativity saw each of his schools record stellar performance. Many of his students went on to pursue successful careers across the country and elsewhere in the world. As a Staffing and Education Officer in Kisii and Siaya, he was central to implementing education programmes, improving teaching outcomes, streamlining teacher recruitment, and reforming the school equipment programme. Away from education, Mabea worked with fellow pyrethrum and tea farmers to get better returns for their sweat and toil. Discipline and dedication to service have been key guiding principles in his work as a teacher, an education administrator and community leader. He professes that success through hard work, resilience, honesty and determination is its own reward. Doing what is right, at the right time and in the right way is most gratifying, he adds. In retirement, Mabea spends time at his Borabu home farming, and serving the community and the church. They look up to him as a teacher, an advisor, mentor and a role model.

Autor

Born in a church compound in 1935 to newly converted Christian parents, Mabea's early life got rooted in Christianity in rural Kenya. He was among the first of his peers to get a formal education. In his academic and professional life, situations beyond his control compelled him to jump some steps including secondary education and serving as deputy headmaster. Some bottlenecks along the way would have made him throw in the towel but he soldiered on. His outstanding performance as headmaster at schools in Kisii, Kenya, got him elevated to serve in positions of education and staffing officer in Kisii and Siaya districts. Mabea oversaw the implementation of government policies and was at the forefront in streamlining teacher recruitment and actualization of the school equipment scheme and the free milk programme, which were President Daniel Moi's flagship projects meant to enhance the success of the 8-4-4 system. Inevitably, he rubbed some the wrong way. He too was a victim of backlash in his pursuit for excellence as a public servant. Nevertheless, along the way, Mabea moulded successful pupils now serving in various capacities in various parts of the world. He mentored many teachers and other professionals he interacted with. Even as he pursued teaching, and education administration, and later in retirement, Mabea served pyrethrum and tea farmers. As an opinion shaper and community leader, his imprints in elective politics remain evident. As age catches up with him, the father of ten spends much of his time at his home in Borabu constituency in the company of his wife Elizabeth. He loves reading, encouraging the young generation, and supervising activities on his farm.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nsemia Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 432g
• ISBN-13: 9781989928059
• ISBN-10: 1989928056
• Artikelnr.: 69031570