ABSTRACT
In 1961, the new Kenya government set up the Kenya Institute of Administration to train African Administrative Officers of the new Provincial Administration and Ministries of Central Government, government executive cadres, local government officers, cooperative department officers and community development officers. In his work as a trainer of African administrators, Robert made two major contributions. The first was in the content and use of case studies for trainees who, by the end of 1962, were on two separate courses. The second innovation that Robert brought to the Advanced Public Administration Courses was the District Development Projects (DDPs). In many important respects, the DDPs were precursors to Rapid Rural Appraisal.
