Ezekiel Machogu's big day as he seeks to join Cabinet

CS nominee for Education Ezekiel Machogu. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

Ezekiel Machogu, the nominee for Education Cabinet Secretary, a seasoned career civil servant with over 38 years of work experience in the public sector will appear before the vetting panel today and said he is ready for the huge task that awaits him to streamline one of the key ministries.

Having worked in the civil service, Machogu enjoys a long-standing hands-on experience in matters of public policy, leadership and Governance, public Administration, Human Resource development, public finance management, and community-based engagements. In an interview with The Standard, Machogu said he is a strong strategic planner possessing solid institutional administrative and policy skills, empowering and retaining high-performance teams by hiring, developing, and motivating skilled professionals. He hopes to replicate the track record to reform the education sector.