KAHC in conjunction with KUDHEIHA held its inaugural Human Resource Conference on 19-20th April 2012 at Safari Park Hotel.  The conference brought together over eighty, H.R practitioners, General Managers involved in human resource matters i,e Camp and Lodge Unit Managers, with the aim of discussing H.R issues and exchanging ideas on the challenges and way forward for the industry, under the thematic area of " Unleashing human potential through excellent human resource practices"

Topical areas covered by the speakers were:
•         Change Management – Jonathan Ciano – Managing Director, Uchumi Supermarkets Ltd.
•         Implications of the new Constitution on industrial relations – Maureen Onyango, Legal Officer, FKE.
•         Effectiveness of Training in Hospitality industry – David Kimanthi – HR consultant.
•         Legal Aspects of Outsourcing – Maureen Onyango, Legal Officer, FKE.
•         Retirement Planning – Liberty Pension.
•         Managing Employment Contracts –Steven Mwiti , HR consultant .
•         Performance/ Productivity Management – James Kimani, Productivity Centre of Kenya.

We highly appreciate the speakers’ well articulated and informative presentations, indeed the event would not have been a success without their presence.
 
We urge the members who have not started remitting the 0.5% service charge kitty, to do so in order to take advantage of opportunities such as this.
 
We look forward to having more members participating in next year’s event.