Amisi narrates how he landed bank manager job while still in university
By Mustafa Juma, August 5, 2025Saboti Member of Parliament (MP) Caleb Amisi has shared the inspiring story of how he secured a managerial position at Standard Chartered Bank while still a student at the University of Nairobi, thanks to early work experience and a strong personal drive.
Speaking during an interview with media personality Steve Thompson Maghana, alias Oga Obinna, on the night of Monday, August 4, 2025, Amisi revealed that his journey began at Starehe Boys Centre, where, beyond academics, he was immersed in a culture of discipline, character development, and work ethic.
“I was in Starehe for four years, and because of my good progress, good manners, and good character development, I went to teach as an untrained teacher. You know, there is something good about Starehe, that you are given time to work during the holiday. When people are going for the holidays, Starehe people will be working. I personally worked at Nairobi Hospital, at the Immigration office at Nyayo House,” Amisi said.
Hands-on work experience
By the time he completed high school, Amisi had accumulated four years of hands-on work experience — a rare feat for a teenager.
After Starehe, he took up a teaching job at St Mark’s Orthodox Chavogere Secondary School as an untrained teacher, instructing students in biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics for a modest salary of Ksh3,000 per month.
“So by the time I was clearing my four years at Starehe, I had four years of experience working. And that is why I am saying we must inculcate the culture of internship from secondary school, not university. After I left Starehe, I got a chance to teach as an untrained teacher at St Mark’s Orthodox Chavogere Secondary School. I was teaching biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics. I was being paid Ksh3,000 per month,” he narrated.
Campus life
Initially admitted to pursue architecture, Amisi had to shift to a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Nairobi’s Lower Kabete campus due to financial constraints. But even then, he remained focused on building his future.
“By the time I was joining university, my CV was long. I was supposed to do architecture, but because of the cost of the course, I could not manage and opted for a Bachelor of Commerce, which was a bit cheaper at the University of Nairobi, Lower Kabete campus. I was there for four years and graduated in 2010, but when I was in my second year, I applied for a job at Standard Chartered Bank, and I got employed as an assistant manager because of my long CV,” he said.
Amisi now champions the idea of introducing internship programmes as early as secondary school, noting that hands-on experience is as crucial as academic credentials in shaping career trajectories.