President Uhuru Kenyatta nominated Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) chairperson professor George Magoha as Education Cabinet Secretary (CS).
Magoha will take over from CS Amina Mohamed if approved by Parliament.
Ambassador Mohamed has been moved to the Sports docket.
In an Executive Order, President Kenyatta also made reshuffles involving Principal Secretaries (PSs)
According to informationcradle, here is what you need to know about professor George Magoha.
1. He was born in 1952
2. He is an Alumni of Starehe Boys Center
3.Professor Magoha studied Medicine at the University of Lagos
4. He Holds a PhD and Master’s degree in Surgery and Urology from university of Lagos
5. Magoha is former Vice Chancellor of University of Nairobi (UoN)
6. He is the chairman of Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB)
7. He is the chairman of Kenya Association of Urological Surgeon (KAUS)
8. Professor Magoha was a commissioner of the Commission of Higher Education now Commission of University Education (CUE)
9. In 2006 he was awarded the Elder of the Burning Spear (EBS)
10. He also has the Moran of Burning Spear (MBS)
11. Professor Magoha has a family and children