I left engineering to train project managers

Rose Kananu, Managing Director, Howard Aidevo Consulting (Kenya). [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Many large construction projects have been won by or deliberately dished out to foreign companies. Take the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) and major road projects going in Nairobi and other major towns, for instance.

While local contractors have been crying foul over this trend, for Rose Kananu it was an opportunity and her cue to switch from her civil engineering career to project management consultancy.