Leaders, bosses and politicians; who do Kenyans need to vote for in August polls?
Members of the public queue to register as voters outside Mahiga Primary School in Kahawa West, Kiambu County on January 29, 2022 during phase two of the Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration exercise.
A politician is professionally involved in politics, especially as a holder of an elected office.
Leadership, on the other hand, is the action of leading a group of people or an organisation.
Leadership is not the same thing as politics. All leaders need politics, but not all politicians are leaders. And bosses are different from leaders. Compare the styles of presidents Moi and Kibaki. The first is referred to as professor of politics, while the latter is seen as an excellent manager of the economy.
A politician is professionally involved in politics, especially as a holder of an elected office. Leadership, on the other hand, is the action of leading a group of people or an organisation. A boss is in charge of a worker, group or organisation. All three descriptors are related.
