By Enock Okong’o
Some teachers from Kisii County are among the newly elected directors in tea processing factories across the county.
In Ogembo and Nyamache tea factories, out of the 12 elected directors from the two factories each with six zones, two of them are teachers.
The long serving deputy principal of Egetuki Secondary school Kochi Meroka won the favour of tea farmers to become the new director of Nyamache tea factory.
Another teacher who beat his seven opponents to emerge the winner in the hotly contested positions at Tendere play ground was Enock Orunda Riendo.
In his swearing in ceremony onMonday at Ogembo tea factory, he thanked farmers for showing confidence in him by electing him to take care of their investments in the growing, processing and selling tea.
In in a big gathering comprising of all tea farmers from the two factories, Riendo promised to use all his experience in leadership to work with his colleagues to improve tea production from the area for maximum profit.
The brief ceremony was presided over by the regional elections coordinator Ferdinard Mokua under the security of Ogembo Police Officer Commanding the station Nicolas Ngomo, who praised the peaceful transition of power from the KTDA to the government agents.
In their first meeting Riendo was elected the secretary of the executive committee led by Ombasa Ombasa Omweno while Mary Kwamboja and Shem Okiagera were elected Procurement and Manpower development heads respectively.
Enock Riendo was born 65 years ago in Bong’era village of Kenyenya subcounty.
He went to Nyakorere Primary school for his early education and proceeded to Sameta Boys’ High school before training as a primary school teacher.
His love for great knowledge compelled him to quit primary school teaching in pursuit of higher education in the University of Nairobi for a bachelor of education degree.
He proceeded to India for his master’s in education.
On his successful completion of University courses, he was posted to Nyakorere Secondary school as an assistant teacher.
It was from here that his prowess in education blossomed because students pass well in his subjects.
The good performance earned him a transfer to Sameta, his old secondary school.
He taught there for more than five years before being promoted into deputy principal and posted to Moteiribe Secondary school.
The father of grown up children retired from Moteiribe School three years.
Farmers say that his retirement from teaching did no tire him but it inspired him to take a more challenging position of being a good steward for them.
They expressed great optimism in him and the entire new team of the incoming directors.
