One of the most intriguing moments in Nairobi is when companies raid each other for staff. It happens in all professions with regularity as investors endeavour to get staff who are ready to go without having to be trained. It especially happens when a new player comes to town and decides to ‘poach’ a whole team from their competitor. The raided employer goes through a nightmare trying to refrain staff from moving as suitors offer them wads of cash. The problem of course is that cash in this economy is king and so meetings in parking lots, fancy restaurants or out of town lodges are inevitable...
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