{"id":1096088,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1096088/?format=json","text_counter":247,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Nyaribari Chache, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. Richard Tong’i","speaker":{"id":2611,"legal_name":"Richard Nyagaka Tongi","slug":"richard-nyagaka-tongi"},"content":"customers because that way, we will all have a win-win situation for both the bank and the depositor. I had a chance to work in one of the most gracious banks in this country - the Cooperative Bank. It is one of the banks which was able to grow from a loss-making institution of almost Ksh3 billion to maybe the second biggest bank in Africa. That is a demonstration of what Kenyan managers can do. Gideon Muriuki is on record as having transformed that bank from a loss-making institution into a very profitable bank. That is why we should encourage more local managers like the Joshua Oigaras of today. I am happy that even Safaricom has picked a local manager. Kenyans have the capacity to translate, convert and change the fortunes of banks or institutions they work in. That is a good way of encouraging young Kenyans who are out there…"}