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Lydia<br />

Macharia<br />

Director-<br />

Employee<br />

Benefits<br />

Article by Habida Rashid<br />

& Margaret Nasieku<br />

Who has made a significant<br />

impact on her career and why?<br />

Her former boss, who encouraged her<br />

to never shy away from problems but<br />

to face them as they come.<br />

One characteristic that she<br />

believes every leader should<br />

possess?<br />

Integrity<br />

What matters most to her in life?<br />

Faith, her relationship with God<br />

Favourite Kenyan politician and<br />

why?<br />

Not a fan of politics and has no<br />

favourites.<br />

Who would she be without your<br />

accolades?<br />

Christian, Mother, wife of one man.<br />

Lydia, believes in mentoring other<br />

people.<br />

Favourite sport and why?<br />

She is not sporty; Lydiah enjoys<br />

swimming, only when the weather is<br />

nice and hot…<br />

The hardest habit for her to give<br />

up?<br />

She has had to give up tea which was<br />

her daily addition but adds that the<br />

hardest habit for her to give up would<br />

be her daily devotion.<br />

Legacy<br />

She walked in Integrity.<br />

Ugly and live forever or<br />

attractive and live for a year<br />

Ugly and live forever, she believes<br />

beauty is in the eye of the beholder.<br />

Her favourite & least favourite<br />

word<br />

Favourite word-The solution, least<br />

favourite- But…<br />

With Lydia what you see is what you<br />

get. She has a no nonsense look but<br />

when you interact with her She is very<br />

charming. We were quite impressed<br />

with her simplicity and her beliefs.

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