Kipngetich of KWS is my favourite, he speaks his mind and is one of the most effective managers around'. am convinced he is destined for greater things'.

@TRS, kweli wewe leo...

The top man/ woman sets the pace, sets the tone.
For instance, Transport Ministry had all these support staff you allude to - PS,Dep PS, Accounting Officers, etc but they never made a tangible impact until Michuki moved in. Ditto the Environment Ministry. He moved in and things inlcuding public perception and appreciation changed in these ministries!

Remember after Kibaki was sworn in on a very strong anti-corruption platform in 2002, ordinary Kenyan passengers actually disembarked and roughed up traffic cops who were trying to solicit bribes from drivers/ conductors...because the tone had been set at the top.Of course we now know better...

Bitange,Kipngetich, Prof Ndungu, Koimmet,Treasury's Joseph Kinyua also strike a cord with me as good civil service mandarins.

I met Dr Bitange face-to-face at a Microsoft Kenya Chairman cocktail at the Norfolk in Oct last yr. I agree he's a vry down-to- earth fellow - told us he used to transport avocados in a pick-up i the makuyu area at one time or the other! Maybe in jest but he sounded serious. He challenged us to ask him any question we wanted on the ICT Villages/ e-govt project his team was implementing for all ministries and all over the country and we asked many...believe you me there was no mistaking his passion and mastery of the ICT project/ e-govt project. I just wish politicians would let him continue with his project and not squabble over control of cash, etc

Oddly enough, Prof. Karega Mutahi was there...ningalijua in advance (I need to invest in a crystal ball!) mambo ya FPE funds I would have made a citizen's arrest in the national interest...