Inside Magoha’s Deal With Maseno University Before His Death

Inside Magoha’s Deal With Maseno University Before His Death

Former Education Cabinet Secretary, Professor George Magoha, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 71.

Despite facing both positive and negative attention during his tenure as CS, the positive always outweighed the negative.

In the days leading up to his death, Professor Magoha had secured a new job at Maseno University, where he was set to teach at the university’s School of Medicine.

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga visited the family of the late Professor to offer his condolences and during the visit, he shared details of the agreement that Professor Magoha had made with Maseno University.

According to Raila, the vice chancellor of the university, Professor Julius Nyabundi, had revealed that as part of the agreement, Professor Magoha had promised to do his best to improve teaching at the institution and to help improve operations at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital.

An official at Maseno University confirmed that the School of Medicine works closely with the JOOTRH in training medical students and it is common for professors to also work at the hospital as they teach.

Prior to his exit from Cabinet, Professor Magoha, who is a urologist, had stated that he planned to return to work at his Nairobi Hospital clinic.

Before being appointed as Education CS in March 2019, Professor Magoha served as the chairman of the Kenya National Education Council and as the University of Nairobi’s vice chancellor between 2005 and 2015.

His commitment to education and healthcare were evident throughout his career and his passing is a loss to the community.

Inside Magoha’s Deal With Maseno University Before His Death