Gov H.E Ali Bunno

Garissa County is an administrative County in the former North Eastern.

Garissa County is an administrative County in the former North Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest urban area is Garissa. As of August 31, 2016, Garissa county had more than 260,000 Somali refugees in refugee camps at Dadaab, which is located in Garissa County.[2] The county has a population of 923,060, and a land area of about 45,720.2 km².

Ali Bunow Korane, the current Garissa County President, served the government of Kenya little more than three decades and hold significant leadership positions fluctuating from 2nd Lieutenant Kenya Army, Commissioned and posted to 50 Air Cavalry battalion of the Kenya Army and trained as a Helicopter Pilot on the American MD 500 Tank Destroyer, later he joined Provincial Administration, then raised to Chief Executive of Ministries, i.e. Permanent Secretary –in Ministry of Tourism and Information, Ministry of Home Affairs, Heritage and Social Services, Ministry of Gender, Sports, Culture and Social services. Up until his recent position as Special Envoy, Horn of Africa—a position appointed to him by President Uhuru Kenyatta so as to coordinate peace in the region.

By virtue of education, Ali Bunow Korane achieved quite handy qualifications that fits his political leadership career. He acquired an undergraduate degree [BA] on International Studies and Diplomacy from G. Washington University (USA) followed by MA International Studies and Diplomacy in the same university.

Ali Bunow who believed education is the tool for visionary leaders to throng positive developmental dynamism desired not to halt his appetite for diversifying his educational experiences. Thus, he supposed, being a political leader it is much more than just a job, consequently, what comes to his scope of influence was the need to study the field of Police Leadership and Management (MSc) at the University of Leicester (UK) which he considered it as a lifestyle and an identity for good leadership.

In order to understand and have the knowledge for continuous planning, monitoring, analysis and assessment of all that is necessary to meet his leadership goals and objectives Ali Bunow embarked on the task to study an MBA Strategic Management at the University of Nairobi (Kenya).

Ali Korane’s believe in education for developmental success didn’t end only at [to] his personal growth. Throughout his leadership ABK put serious emphasis on educating the poor children who cannot buy educational services through the provision of sponsorship at his own personal capacity.