P. O.

BOX 158 – 50200

BUNGOMA
TEL. 0721168289 /0774381935
E-mail: sangaloist@yahoo.com
Website: www.sist.ac.ke

INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT REPORT

(A case study of Bungoma County)

MINISTRY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PROCUREMENT SECTION

MUKHEBI CAROLYNE NAFULA

A Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of

Certificate in Purchasing and Supplies Management at Sang’alo institute of Science
& Technology

FROM 3RD SEPTEMBER TO 30TH NOVEMBER-2018

 DECLARATION
This report is my original work and has not been submitted to any other institution of learning
for award of certificate in any institution of learning.

MUKHEBI CAROLYNE NAFULA SIGNATURE: ……………………………………

DATE:……………………………………………..

DECLARATION BY THE SUPERVISOR

The attachment report has been submitted with the approval as the institute supervisor
.
SIGNATURE:………………………………………DATE:……………………………………
MRS. GLORIA NEKESA
SANG’ALO INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (SIST)

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First of all, I would like to thank Bungoma County Government for giving me this opportunity to
do this attachment. I gained valuable experience from being involved in real business sector.
Secondly, I would like to thank Mrs.Gloria Nekesa, Mr.Washgton Makata &Mrs.Margaret
Kibaba my supervisors in Procurement department, for giving me the chance to work with
them. Third, I would also like to send my acknowledgement to the management of the Sang’alo
institute of Science & Technology who gave me valuable theoretical, analytical and
development skills that was a core help to my work, hence I would like to thank the academic
supervisors and all the lecturers for their valuable courses. Lastly, I should thank my assessor
Mr. Wetaya Barasa, for his presence during my assessment in the attachment period. I also
thank my parents, my brother and my sisters for their support and may God bless them. I wish
everyone the best and bright future ahead.

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 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report gives the overview of attachment I did from 3rd September, 2018 to 30th November,
2018 (three months) at Bungoma County Government. The main purpose of this report is to
reflect what I have learnt from those three months as an attaché. The report gives a brief history
of the County. It then shows the organizations profile. The report further explains on the range
of the services that the county offers, departments attached and duration of attachment. It also
has the activities undertaken in the organization, analysis of learnt knowledge and skills, skills
acquired observations and challenges encountered. The report also brings out the
recommendations to the College on how to improve the attachment programs. The attachment
period has been a very educative with lots of experience because the employees of the
organization have been the best team to work with and have tirelessly dedicated their time to get
me through the organization’s day to day activities and approving most of the information in this
report. And also it analysis the status of the county department.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION...........................................................................................................................ii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT...........................................................................................................iii

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..........................................................................................................iv

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................1

1.1 History Of The Organization...............................................................................................1

1.2 Main functions or core activities of the core activities of the Organization....................2
1.3 Vision, Mission statement and Core Values of the institution...........................................2
1.4 Organizational structure………………………………………………………………….....4
1.5 Duties and responsibilities of the key personnel in the organization……………………......5
CHAPTER TWO: HOST ATTACHMENT DEPARTMENT...................................................6

2.1 Key functions/activities of the procurement department..................................................6

2.2 Duties and responsibilities of staff in procurement department. ....................................7
2.3 The main objectives for the attachment exercise...............................................................8
2.4 Attaché’s assigned routine and department’s participation forums................................9
CHAPTER THREE: EVALUATION OF THE ATTACHMENT PERIOD...........................10

3.1 Success/ failures...................................................................................................................10

3.2 Challenges encountered during the attachment period..................................................10
3.3 Overcoming the challenges.................................................................................................11
3.4 Recommendation to improve the attachments in University..........................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

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 CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION

1.1 History of Bungoma County.

Bungoma County Flag Coat of arms Location in Kenya Country Formed March 4th 2013 Capital
Bungoma Government • Governor Wycliffe Wafula Wangamati Area Governor • Total 2,206.9
km2 (852.1 sq mi) Population (2009) • Total 1,375,063 [1] Time zone UTC+3 (EAT) Website
bungoma.go.ke Bungoma County is a county in the former Western Province of Kenya. Its
capital is Bungoma or Bungoma Town. It has a population of 1,375,063 [1] and an area of 2,069
km².[2] In 2010, the neighbouring Mount Elgon District was eliminated and its lands merged
with Bungoma District to form Bungoma County.

The economy of Bungoma County is mainly agricultural, centering on the sugarcane and maize
industries. The area experiences high rainfall throughout the year, and is home to several large
rivers, which are used for small-scale irrigation. People Political Population Economy Education
NGOs Services and Urbanisation Administration Villages and settlements.

The Bukusu who occupy much of the county are resilient and flamboyant people who stood up
against British rule in the late 19th century. In a war that erupted at Lumboka and eventually
ended at Chetambe near Webuye, the Bukusu bitterly resisted British rule. They are farmers who
practice both livestock and crop farmers. And an early British traveler described them as such
when he visited in 1876 "on the East of the Mountain, there are the Bukusu who are greater
livestock breeders and keepers".

The Bukusu have produced many prominent people that have served in the Kenyan public life
among them H.E. Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi (SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations Conference on
Trade and Development, UNCTAD), the late Hon Masinde Muliro( Founder Member of original
KADU independence party, Founder member of FORD party) late Hon Wamalwa Kijana (former
vice president), the late Cardinal Maurice Michael Otunga (head of the Catholic Church in
Kenya), the late Elijah Masinde (founder of Dini ya Musambwa), Sudi Namachanja (chief during
colonial days), Hon.Lawrence Sifuna( Second-Liberation hero in the struggle for multiparty
democracy in Kenya), Luka Namulala (community fore teller), among others. Among the women
that have stood out include Dinah Khayota (former women leader), Justice Ruth Nekoye, lawyer
Nancy Barasa and Beatrice Kituyi ( a prominent lawyer and former Permanent Secretary in the
Ministry of Labour), Dr Eusebius Juma Mukhwana (agriculture/Educationist) and Prof Adrian
Mukhebi (agriculture) among others. In Business, Notable figures include Makhanu Munata,
Maurice Butala, Vincent Naliakho, mama Dinah Kibunguchy, Henry Wakwabubi, Tom Katenya,
Mama lutia (Nalondo), Dimina Agencies, Mwalimu Kokonya, Moses Simiyu, Luketelo, Mbaya and
Didimo Satia among others. We have had prominent innovators in the NGO world that helped
champion the cause for the poor in society. One such person is Jim Nduruchi, the 'jigger man'
who started Rise Up Society, a community welfare organization that helped free thousands of
people from the jigger scourge that afflicted mainly the poor from all walks of life. He is the
winner of Google Awards (2016) in the sub Saharan Africa and his movement called 'Love in

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 action' had brought together people from everywhere on the planet to team up and drum up
support for the suffering rural folk in Kenya.
Politically, over the last 17 years or so the community have been members of Ford-Kenya, the
party formerly headed by Wamalwa Kijana. Through this party the community has been able to
express and participate in national politics. More recently community members now have MPs
drawn from ODM, PNU, Ford-Kenya and New-Ford-Kenya.Currently, notable political figures
include Governor Wycliffe Wangamati, Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka, Senator Moses
Wetangula among others. This large population of approximately 1.4 million, coupled with rural
unemployment has started to put pressure on land and other natural resources.

The main economic activities include: Agriculture, manufacturing, services, and retail Agriculture
Agriculture is the backbone of Bungoma County and most families rely on crop production and
animal rearing. The main crops include maize, beans, finger millet, sweet potatoes, bananas,
Irish potatoes and assorted vegetables. These are grown primary for subsistence with the excess
sold to meet other family needs.

On the other hand, the main cash crops include sugar cane, cotton, palm oil, coffee, sun flower
and tobacco.[3] Most families integrate livestock production with farming. The main livestock
kept include cattle, sheep, goats, donkeys, pigs, poultry and bees. Most of this is on a small scale
but some farmers also produce milk and poultry products for commercial use. [3] Milk farmers
sell their milk though cooperative societies including Sang’alo, Kikai and Naitiri.

[4] Manufacturing Contents People Political Population Economy Coordinates: 0°35′N 34°35′E
Rai Paper, formerly Pan- African Paper Mills (East Africa) Limited, is one of the largest
manufacturing companies in the county. The company, which was incorporated in 1969, is based
in Webuye town and manufactures paper products. [5] Pan Paper, as it was commonly known,
struggled and eventually collapsed in 2009 due to a myriad of factors, including
mismanagement. In its heydays, Pan Paper was the largest company in Bungoma and employed
5,000 people directly and another 30,000 indirectly. [6] Due to its importance to the economy of
Webuye town, the collapse brought the town to its knees with most businesses shutting down.
[7] In an effort to revive the company, the government of Kenya privatized it in 2016 and it was
bought by Tarlochan Ltd, a subsidiary of Rai Group of Companies for Ksh 900 million (US$ 9
million). Due to long neglect, the company needed a major overhaul of machinery, with the new
owner saying it would cost about Ksh 6 billion (US$ 60 million) to fully rehabilitate.

[8] Today, the company is operating on a lower scale and employees about 500 people. [9] Nzoia
Sugar Company Ltd is the other major manufacturing company in the county. Established in
1975, the company serves over 67,000 farmers within and without Bungoma County. The
company’s nucleus cane estate covers 3,600 hectares while the out-grower zone spans over
23,500 hectares.[10] Nzoia Sugar has however not provided farmers with a stable source of
income. Frequent closures, occasioned by mismanagement, huge debts and failure to pay
farmers, who in turn refuse to supply cane, have continued to hinder its operations.[11] The
other factories and industries in the county include Malakisi Tobacco Leaf Centre, Webuye Heavy
Chemicals Industry and small coffee factories. Milk plants and large bread bakeries are also
present in the county. [3] Services Sector Bungoma is served by several financial institutions

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 including major banks such as Barclays, KCB, Equity, Cooperative, National, Family, Diamond
Trust and Bank of Africa. The county also has several micro-finance institutions including K-Rep
and Kenya Women Finance Trust. Insurance companies with a presence in the county include
British American, Geminia, Pan African, Blue Shield and Amaco among others.

The county is served by several post offices and all major mobile telephone operators in Kenya
including Safaricom, Airtel, and Telkom. Courier operators in the county include G4S Security and
Wells Fargo.[3] Some of these service providers, such as Safaricom, employ hundreds through
their services such as Mpesa. [12]

Tourism Despite having some potential for tourism including in the Mt. Elgon National Park [13]
and cultural events such as traditional circumcision, Bungoma’s tourism sector is under-
developed. It is only recently that an upsurge of the hotel industry has been experienced, mainly
driven by business travelers.

[3] Retail Bungoma County has had a vibrant retail sector which has been growing. The major
supermarkets operating in the county include Nakumatt, Naivas, Khetias, and Shariffs.[14] ,

[15] The Main University in the area in Kibabii University which was chartered in 2015. This is a
Government sponsored university located about 10 km from Bungoma town, along the Chwele-
Kimilili road. The vice chancellor is Prof. Isaac Odeo Ipara. Other major educational institutions of
higher learning include: SACRED Training Institute (STI), Sang'alo Institute of science and
technology, Matili Polytechnic, Kisiwa polytechnic and Kibabii Diploma teacher's college. The
county also has major national and county schools such as Friends School Kamusinga, Lugulu
Girls,Kibabii High school, Chwele Girls, Misikhu Girls and Bungoma High school. The residents of
the county highly value education and invest a great deal in it. Major Professionals that have
stride the higher education sector in Kenya include Prof Kassily (medic), Prof Simiyu Wandibba
(archaeology), Prof Vincent Simiyu (history), Prof Henry Kerre (education), Prof Monica Mwiseli
(maths), Prof Barasa Wangila (aquaculture), Prof. Eusebius Mukhwana (agriculture/educationist),
Prof Adrian Mukhebi (agriculture), Prof Ngome Kibanani. There are a number of non-
governmental organizations currently working in Bungoma.

One Acre Fund, in an effort to improve farming incomes, is introducing more profitable crops
and farming techniques to farmers and providing farming inputs in exchange for a share of
future revenues. For over 15 years, SACRED Africa has been working with farmers to improve
farm productivity, soil Health, Technology transfer and marketing of agricultural produce. The
organization pioneered the concept of cereal banking in western Kenya which won a UN award
for innovative resolution of challenges facing smallholder marketing. Stats for Bungoma County
County Stats for the County (Percent) Urbanisation Literacy Attending School (15-18 Yrs) Paved
Roads Good Roads Electricity Access Poverty Rate Stats for the County Source: USAid Kenya
Bungoma Tourist Hotel undergoing renovation in 2015 Education NGOs Services and
Urbanisation Administration 21.7 60.5 87.6 6 46.7 4.5 52.9 Local authorities (councils) Authority
Type Population* Urban pop.* Bungoma Municipality 60,650 44,196 Kimilili Municipality 71,299
10,261 Webuye Municipality 48,806 19,606 Malakisi Town 38,004 3,762 Sirisia Town 22,703 822
Bungoma County County 635,029 10,852 Total - 876,491 89,499 * 1999 census. Source: [1]

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 Administrative divisions Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters Bumula 129,011 500
Bumula Central 60,605 513 Nalondo Chwele 41,174 2,677 Chwele Kanduyi 163,568 38,407
Bungoma Kimilili 96,674 9,631 Kimilili Malakisi 36,042 3,341 Malakisi Ndivisi 57,336 1,905 Ndivisi
Sirisia 44,088 769 Sirisia Tongaren 133,296 5,313 Nairiti Webuye 114,697 18,257 Webuye Total
876,491 109,490 - * 1999 census. Sources:[16][17] The county has nine constituencies: Bumula
Constituency Kabuchai Constituency Kanduyi Constituency Kimilili Constituency Mt. Elgon
Constituency Sirisia Constituency Tongaren Constituency Webuye West Constituency Webuye
East Constituency ,Chelebe ,Chesakaki ,Kamakuywa, Kapsakwany & Kamisinga.

1.3.1. Mission of the Bungoma county Government.

 “To harness all potentials of the county through inclusive participation and collective
responsibility to generate wealth for sustainable socio-economic development”.

1.3.2. Vision.
 “A hub of diversity and socio-economic development”

1.3.3 Mandate.
 To provide civic education on county policies and plans.
 To promote efficient and effective human resource management and development for
improved public service delivery.
 To establish norms and standards to ensure that the county and department machinery
functions optimally and those norms and standards are adhered to.
 Decentralization, local governance and rural urban engagement.
 Supporting and facilitating democratic governance.
 Coordinate of the devolved units.
 Dissemination of county government policies.
 Conflict management and resolution.
 Coordination of governance in the public service.

1.3.4 Core values.

 Transparency and accountability
 Professionalism and integrity
 Commitment and teamwork

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  Neutrality and objectivity
 Timeliness and excellence
 Advocacy for citizen participation

1.3.5 MOTTO:
 “Our heritage, our wealth”

1.4. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION STRUCTURE

GOVERNORR

D/GOVERNOR

COUNTY COUNTY PUBLIC

SECRETARY BOARD

D/COUNTY

SECRETARY

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 C.E.C C.E.C C.E.C C.E.C C.E.C C.E.C C.E.C C.E.C C.E.C C.E.C

MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER

F, E&P E&N HS E&ICT A, I&F T, I&I T, C&S W&E L, H&PP T&I

CHIEF CHIEF CHIEF CHIEF CHIEF CHIEF CHIEF CHIEF CHIEF CHIEF
OFFICER
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F, E&P
E$N HS E&ICT A, I&F T,I&I T, C&S W&E L, H&PP T&I

SUB-COUNTY

ADMINISTRATOR

WARD
ADMINISTRATOR

CHAPTER TWO
HOST ATTACHMENT DEPARTMENT
2.0 Introduction
The following are highlighted and discussed; function of the department, staff establishment, the
students’ objectives and the attaches’ routine forums.

2.1 Key functions/activities of the procurement department.

The following are some of the key functions:-
 Procuring Materials-It ensures that materials needed for daily operations of the
organization are procured and that there are sufficient products on the shelves to keep the

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 store well stocked. It also ensures that vendors that supply the organization with items it
needs to operate properly.
 Evaluating Prices-It’s charged with continuously evaluating whether it is receiving
materials at the best possible price in order to maximize profitability. It communicates
with alternate vendors to negotiate with better pricing for orders or investigate the
possibility of procuring cheaper materials from alternative sources as part of their daily
activities.
 Paperwork and Accounting- It handles all of the paperwork involved with purchasing and
delivery of materials from vendors generates and tracks purchase orders and works
alongside the receiving department and the accounts payable department to ensure that
promised deliveries are received in full and are paid for on time.
 Policy Compliance- It ensures that it comply with all companies polices that’s is the
department ensures that it heads proper protocols for purchase and budget approval and
must ensure that any items are purchased in accordance with the overall policy of the
organization.
 To encourage participation from Disadvantaged Business Enterprises on federally funded
projects.
 To ensure that procurement transactions are condemned in a manner providing full and
open competition whenever practicable.

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2.2 Duties and responsibilities of staff in procurement department. .
The following are duties and responsibilities of the staff in procurement department:

2.2.1 The Procurement Officer

i. Maintaining and updating annual standing lists of registered tenderers required.

ii. Preparing, publishing and distributing procurement and disposal opportunities

including invitation to tender, prequalification documents and invitation to express
interest.

iii. Reviewing technical specification for raw material, components..

iv. Maintain and safeguard procurement and disposal documents and records in
accordance with regulations.

v. Certify the invoices and payment vouchers to suppliers.

vi. Seeking reliable vendors or suppliers to provide quality goods.

vii. Forecasting upcoming demand.

viii. To supervise procurement agents and buyers.

ix. Prepare consolidated procurement and disposal plan.

2.2.2 Senior Procurement Clerk

i. Confirmation of order quantity, pricing and availability of items.
ii. Order follow up (telephone/email communication)
iii. Maintaining system of ordering materials supplies and equipments.
iv. Maintaining files, orders supplies, form and other resources.
v. Obtain and evaluate order quotes.
vi. Review of contracts, bids and proposals for price.

2.2.3 Store personnel

i. Ensuring item quantities full within their minimum and maximum levels.
ii. Generating purchase requisition and receiving shipments and verifying them against
purchase orders.

iii. Keep store area clean and safe.

iv. Placing and organizing of stock items

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 v. Data entry and invoicing.

vi. Prepare orders to dispatch to specification

2.3 The main objectives for the attachment exercise

The objectives include the following:

i. To apply theoretical knowledge obtained during the course in the practical working
environment.
ii. To acquire skills in the procurement department and know its operation.
iii. To understand well the Public Procurement and Disposal Act 2005.
iv. To increase management efficiency to provide superior services to consumers.
v. To support operational requirements of the organization.

vi. Analyzing the prices during the process of opening of tender documents.

vii. To learn how to raise S11 (counter requisition and issue voucher) and S13 (Stock control
card).

viii. To understand the functioning and working conditions of a government ministry.

ix. To build network by getting to know people from different parts of Kenya

x. To be able to put in practice all the communication skills.

2.4 Attaché’s assigned routine and department’s participation forums.

i. Preparation and recording of request for quotation.

ii. Preparation of minute of various requests for quotation.

iii. Processing of local service order and local purchase order.

iv. Participation in opening and evaluation of tender documents.

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 v. Opening of procurement quotation.

vi. Issuing of goods from the store to the user departments.

vii. Preparation of different committees such as tender committee and tender evaluation
committee.

CHAPTER THREE

EVALUATION OF THE ATTACHMENT PERIOD

3.1 Success/ failures
i. Communication skills

I am progressing in learning to improve my communication skills in different levels.

Such as superiors, subordinates, colleagues and suppliers.

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 ii. Teamwork

During these three months, I organized various activities with my colleagues, I knew how
to deal with group members and know how important teamwork.

iii. Full time working experience

Even though I have never worked and it was my first time to work in a big organization. I
had to report at work early in the morning and I was attached to daily task and also I was
leaving at work in the evening. This was a great opportunity for me to learn and gain
experience.

iv. Personal improvement

Most of the time, I worked with other colleagues as a team. And I was able to increase the
thinking capacity to various levels.

v. Becoming practical

After one years of learning theoretical matters, during three months’ attachment I got a
good chance to implement what I have learned and put my knowledge into practice in the
procurement field.

Other Skills Acquired

During my stay at Bungoma County Government, I was able to improve my self confidence in
the organizational set up. This is beneficial in that I managed to meet challenges of various
natures but I was able to face them and believe that I can be able to deal with such challenges in
the near future if they occur. I also developed decision making process in an organization so as to
achieve efficient and effective.

2.5 Observation and critique.

Positive observations

The use of advanced technology has also helped greatly for this institution in achieving its goals.
For example there are minimal communication costs, less employee movement, accuracy and up
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to date work standards all brought about by embracing the new technology and so many others
benefits all thanks to technology.

Human resource is the most valuable asset that any organization can own. Bungoma county
Government has very skilled and competent human resource base. It has also continually
increased their skills through conducting various seminars and on the job skill couch in order to
make sure that its employees are able to perform their duties professionally.

Within the organization, customer satisfaction was highly maintained by the organizational
management and other employees.

All set rules and regulations for undertaking any function within the organization are highly
adhered to by organizational employees.

The organization’s departments operations are integrated which makes it easy for the top level
management to monitor all operations and functions within all departments.

Monthly meeting are conducted within all departments of the organization to review the monthly
progress and undertake challenges faced.
There are weekly staff meetings, observations, and input from staff.

Negative Observations
Bungoma county government has minimal weaknesses and they include the following, High
cost operations which may occur due to lack of thorough market survey or involvement of
suppliers whom may tend to take advantage of its resources due to own or political interests.

I also observed that organizations pay undue attention to punctuality of employees as opposed to
the value the employee is going to add in the organization.

Bureaucracy, as Elton Mayo states ‘what the law states must be’. This is a Private institution
which is governed by fixed procedures and laws which may at times hinder its employees from
using their creativity to do duties in other ways. For example the use of long procurement
procedures in acquiring goods and the payment procedures which requires a lot of signatories
that’s consuming a lot of time.

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A Complex decision making procedure is also a major weakness in this organization. A lot of
consultation is required and most times the other directors are no within the country. This
therefore makes the decision making process not effective at times.

The access to the office was restricted only within the working hours and therefore one is not
able to use the facilities like internet or the computers over the weekend at will.

2.6 Strategy for utilization of contacts established during attachment.

Since the labor market is open for the East Africa and the whole world, I intend to use my
contacts to be able to get job opportunities available within Kenya and outside Kenya. The global
market is a need of labor in various areas and without information it very difficult to access the
opportunities.

Effective communication has been a great challenge to my life. I am now happy that I have
finally learned how to communicate effectively and now the very long challenge to my life will
come to the end.

Now that I can solve any problem at any given time due to the skills and knowledge that I have
acquired that I lacked before. It is of great appreciation that now I will always be able to make
right choices.

For me to succeed in my course of specialization, I highly needed leadership skills at all times.
Now that I have gained it, then my career development will be highly and greatly enhanced.

I would use my contacts to develop business links and network in customer building and
information exchange. The information exchange would be a very rich source research data for
marketing, business management and product development.

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The contacts that I have gathered will be a rich source of knowledge and research. I will use the
contacts for regular consultation in my area of specialization and develop a personal relationship
for future career development strategy.

3.2 Challenges encountered during the attachment period

i. Feeling out of depth
Being my first attachment I felt awkward because I couldn’t deal with the entire complex
such as to wait until I was given go ahead to conduct something.
ii. Unsure about how to work under pressure
At times I felt unsure of how to deal with work under pressure, which I had to discuss
with my supervisor. I felt so because; it was easy for me to make small mistakes which I
had to avoid.
iii. Work overload
Sometimes there was much work that I had to extend the working hours so as to complete
the task. Also being so punctual with the time to leave the office it was a challenge to stay
overtime.

3.3 Overcoming the challenges

In cases where I thought I didn’t have enough confidence to work under pressure, I figured it out
and consulted the supervisor for help. It was useful for me as an attaché to be alert and +updated
on everything going on around me. Also I had to have positive attitude towards every task that I
was given. In the course of attachment one is excited to different task and interesting projects.

Where I felt there was too much work I asked for assistance and also the work I was given was
within my capacity. I was able to handle different task through the help of my supervisor. Also
where I was feeling out of depth I didn’t panic a great deal, I was able to cope with everything
from the institution. And during my assessment it was a challenge on how to cope with the
assessor but it was not a great deal. As per the experience I learnt that I must expect and accept
every challenge that comes my way as is a sign of growth. And many times when a challenge
comes there is a big thing ahead. Also the renovation of the office was done to ensure conducive
environment.

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3.4 Recommendation to improve the attachments in College
Supervision and assessment of student industrial attachment is competence-based to the
students who are far from the institution to ensure the experience is genuine. And also to
improve the conduct of assessment in developing assessment tools, design, establishment
and management of the assessment process itself.

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3. First Bungoma County Integrated Development Plan 2013- 2017

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6. http://allafrica.com/stories/201409020623.html

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