Nairobi: September 24th, 2014:
National bank has donated 15 desktop and 5 laptop computers value at
Ksh1.7 million to the Teachers Service Commission to assist computerize
the commission.
Handing
over the computers to TSC Secretary Gabriel Lengoiboni, National Bank
Managing Director and CEO Munir Sheikh Ahmed said
the donation underlines the bank’s full commitment to promoting
capacity development as a pillar of its corporate social
responsibility.
“We’re
happy to donate these computers to the Teachers Service Commission. The
Commission serves hundreds of thousands of teachers
annually, and this donation will improve the technology that is
available to the commission in undertaking its duties towards teachers
across the country,” said Mr. Ahmed.
He
added: “At National Bank, we believe that a part of our responsibility
as corporate citizens is to give back to the community.
To underline our deep commitment to making a difference in people’s
lives, we are guided by an existing policy and the Bank commits a
substantial budgetary allocation each year to CSR initiatives with focus
on education, health, environment, sports and vulnerable
group.”
Receiving the computers, Mr
Lengoiboni thanked the bank for the donation and pledged to use the computers judiciously.
‘The
Commission has been integrating technology in its service delivery to over 250,000 teachers. We are grateful to National Bank as this
donation will go a long way in helping the commission achieve the goal of automating its systems sooner,” Mr
Lengoiboni
he said.
National
Bank is a fully fledged Commercial Bank established in 1968 to provide
Kenyans access to finance. It has since grown
to be one of the largest commercial banks in the country with staff of
1800, a growing network of 75 branch outlets across the country, 140
ATMs and electronic channels of Mobile and Internet Banking. 
