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During the inaugural CHRO East Africa Launch Summit in Nairobi, Titilope Olajide, partner for people and change at KPMG East Africa, urged human resources leaders to understand the commercial realities of technology and politics in their organisations.

As AI reshapes the workplace, HR leaders across Africa are focusing less on adoption for its own sake and more on solving real business challenges. Rose Karugu, HR, administration and IT director Ishara Towers Rwanda, Victor Komu, HR director Africa at Gardaworld Africa and Caroline Karoki head of people and culture at ALN Kenya, share how organisations can approach AI thoughtfully, strengthen governance and prepare people for the future of work.

What keeps people in an organisation when opportunities are everywhere? At the CHRO East Africa Launch, attended by more than 100 HR executives from across the region, Felix Ochieng of Liberty Kenya Holdings and Hannah Wanjiku Karuru of Capwell Industries challenged leaders to rethink talent retention, leadership development and the strategic role of HR in building organisations fit for the future.

For the first time, HR leaders from the East African region gathered at Villa Rosa Kempinski in Nairobi to mark the launch of a community built specifically for the region's people leaders.

At the CHRO East Africa Summit Launch held at Villa Rosa Kempinski Nairobi, Absa Bank Kenya CPO Mumbi Kahindo gave a future-forward keynote address of what CHROs can focus on to cope with evolving demands of the modern workplace.

Executive Communities director KC Rottok Chesaina has announced the launch of CHRO East Africa, with the team currently holding insightful conversations with HR leaders across the region.