Mohammed Hersi . A hotelier passionate about Tourism & Governance in Africa

Ina Lillah wa Inna Illahi Rajioun. Just been informed about the passing away of Dr Yusuf Kodwavwalla aka Dr Yusuf Dawood . While he was known to Kenyans through his Surgeon’s Diary column that had permanent slot in Sunday Nation I knew him as a fellow rotarian and a senior rotarian for that matter. He […]

Is it about time we considered an expat to be the MD / CEO of Kenya Ports Authority. Many good Kenyans have had their careers ruined trying to go run the port of Mombasa . It’s a minefield from both national and the county governments. Now that we have so many things happening at the […]

Every now and then I find ” Somalis” trending mainly due to businesses or even political positions or a new somali restaurant that has opened making Nairobians to go crazy with the portions they serve. Let me comment about business and that may help demystify about somalis and business. I hope the above 7 points […]

I am a big fan of football but I also draw leadership motivation from sports. Now that action has now moved to second round knock out stage it means the tension will only build up and from today another two teams will be on the flight home. What are the lessons. ✅️ 1. FOCUS ON […]

Qatar & world cup .Hosting an event DOES NOT mean you drop your traditional or religious values to conform, you can look for the closest tree and ….. They made the bid, they won ( how ? is not the debate, even Russia was a host. Who has the moral gauge to judge others ?). […]

Your Excellency William Samoei Ruto why do I get this feeling that some of these public officials would like your administration to look bad. Why on earth would anyone approve removal of massive Baobab trees that have survived in Kilifi for 2000+ years. Baobab powder from the Baobab seeds was recently discovered to be a […]

Wilson Airport is in the news most of the time for the wrong reason. When this was shared in a forum I was reading it not knowing how it would end. I don’t want to dilute the story , I want you to grab yourself a cup of coffee and read this. While we all […]

Hilton & Intercontinental closure have been making news for quite sometime and I would like to comment as follows. The fate of Nairobi CBD hotels is very similar to what befell two major hotels in the heart of Jonnesburg. The 600 room Carlton Hotel and the twin tower of Johannesburg Sun hotel. When ANC took […]

Open letter to Hustler Nation Kenya Dear Husler, 2022 kenyas general election campaign by eventual winners Kenya Kwanza made you the Husler Nation their theme and entire campaign was centered around you and it worked in your favour. So who is a husler and what is hustling? There are a number of negative images of […]

When the notice to register our lines was given I recall asking if I was on post paid safaricom has all my details so was Airtel was I expected to register again? Initially they said if you are on post paid you are safe and I sat back but after a few days it was […]