Former Education Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha has joined Maseno University’s School of Medicine as a professor of surgery.
According to the varsity’s Director of Public Relations, Dr. Owen McOnyango, having the ex-CS on campus is a valuable development.
“He is an asset to us due to his vast experience and strong professional background. Our School of Medicine is relatively new and to get an experienced and strong personality like Magoha is definitely a plus for us,” said Dr McOnyango.
He also stated that his experience will be beneficial to both graduate and post-graduate students.
Prof Magoha was Vice-Chancellor at the University of Nairobi (UoN) for ten years before being appointed to cabinet five years ago (2005 to 2015).
He was also a Professor of Urological and Transplant Surgery at the UoN’s College of Health Sciences.
His medical career has taken him to Nigeria, Ghana, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. He also received Executive Management training at Stanford University.
Maseno’s School of Medicine was founded in 2011 and graduated its first class in 2019.
According to Dr. McOnyango, the School of Medicine was intended to handle referral cases that were previously sent to Nairobi or Eldoret.
The Dean of the School of Medicine, Prof Stephen Ogendo, stated that Prof Magoha’s networks would benefit the institution.
“Apart from his academic standing, his networks will definitely benefit Maseno and enable us to develop ourselves even more,” said Prof Ogendo.
Prof Magoha took over as Education CS in former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration in March 2019, after Dr Fred Matiang’i left the ministry for the Interior.
As CS, he oversaw the complete transition of all students from primary to secondary school. He was also in charge of the implementation of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
