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George Magoha
George Magoha MBS, EBS, CBS | |
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| Born | George Albert Omore Magoha 2 July 1952 |
| Died | 24 January 2023 (aged 70) Nairobi, Kenya |
| Alma mater | University of Lagos Lagos University Teaching Hospital University College Hospital, Ibadan Royal College of Surgeons Royal Postgraduate Medical School |
| Occupation(s) | Urologist, Surgeon, Physician, Academician, Administrator, and a Technocrat. |
| Years active | 1990–2022 |
| Title | Cabinet Secretary of Education in the Cabinet of Kenya |
George Albert Omore Magoha (2 July 1952 – 24 January 2023) was a Kenyan consultant surgeon, academic administrator and technocrat, who served as a Professor of Surgery at Maseno University's School of Medicine, in Kisumu County as from 17 January 2023 till his death.[1]
Immediately before his last assignment, he was the Cabinet Secretary of Education in the Cabinet of Kenya, under President Uhuru Kenyatta's second term effective 26 March 2019.[2][3]
Magoha was the chairman of the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), from 2016 until 2019.[4]
Magoha previously served as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Nairobi from 2005 until 2015. He was a Professor of Surgery at the University of Nairobi's College of Health Sciences. He concurrently served as a Consultant Urologist at Kenyatta National Hospital, the teaching hospital of the university.[5]
- ^ Rushdie Oudia (17 January 2023). "Ex-Education CS George Magoha returns to class as don". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ Nairobi News (26 March 2019). "George Magoha sworn in as Education CS" (Video). Nairobi News. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ Davis Ayega (26 March 2019). "Magoha to take over as Education CS after taking oath of office". Nairobi: 98.4 Capital FM. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ Kenya Today (1 March 2019). "How 91-page CV landed professor CS George Magoha in Education ministry". Nairobi: Kenya-Today.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ Aduda, David (26 May 2017). "Prof Magoha: The 'buffalo' who tamed university students". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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