240 picked for leadership reality show

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By NATION REPORTER
Posted  Thursday, November 15  2012 at  20:19

IN SUMMARY

• The Uongozi auditions are being held in Garissa, Kisii, Kitale and Loitoktok, where 235 of the 12,300 who applied to participate in the show will undergo vetting by judges to identify their leadership skills.
• Another five will come from Kenyans in diaspora.
• In Garissa, where candidates from 15 counties gathered, Ms Samia Omar Bwana, one of the judges, said they were looking for an aspiring leader with a difference.

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About 240 applicants from around the country yesterday participated in auditions to select those to go into a leadership reality show to air on NTV starting December 9.

The Uongozi auditions are being held in Garissa, Kisii, Kitale and Loitoktok, where 235 of the 12,300 who applied to participate in the show will undergo vetting by judges to identify their leadership skills.

Another five will come from Kenyans in diaspora.

In Garissa, where candidates from 15 counties gathered, Ms Samia Omar Bwana, one of the judges, said they were looking for an aspiring leader with a difference.

Narrow down

“There are a few interesting ones and I think because we have two days here and another one for narrowing them down, we will have more time to know what they have to offer,” she said.

The campaign organisers selected the four towns to give the candidates an opportunity to travel and meet prospective leaders from other parts of the country.

Among them was Ms Josephine Kulea from Baragoi in Samburu County.

The Uongozi campaign aims at encouraging the untested aspiring leaders to get into positions where they can influence decision-making. (READ: Uongozi campaign officially launched)