When Peter Otieno finally left formal employment to focus on his enterprises, he did not anticipate a world of politics and backstabbing the private sector. Leaving an illustrious career in a multinational organization that had systems firmly in place, Peter joins murky world of partnerships and weak governance structures.
The book gives a candid account of the behind the scenes shenanigans of partnership that we rarely glimpse in the private enterprises. Herding The Zebra is a unique corporate memoir; told with honesty that there is no room for sanitizing any elements of the drama that ensues once the idea of barcoding Kenya took root.
The ability to make bold decisions, often against the grain and embracing change, however uncomfortable, proves to be the key to success of GSI in East Africa.