Authors : Nelson Saitoti Kitiyia; David Kanyanjua

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 10 - October

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26Oct1182

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Abstract : This paper examines two dimensions of talent management and their relationship with succession planning at Amref Health Africa in Kenya: talent acquisition practices and employee training practices. It draws on a completed research project that used a descriptive research design and questionnaire data from 137 respondents at the organisation’s Kenya Country Office. The analysis is restricted to the first two specific objectives: assessing the influence of talent acquisition practices on succession planning and determining the effect of employee training practices on succession planning.

Keywords : Employee Training; Kenya; Succession Planning; Talent Acquisition; Talent Management.

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