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Six ways Prof Magoha could ‘sanitise’ higher education

Education Cabinet Secretary nominee Prof George Magoha during his vetting by the National Assembly Appointments Committee at County Hall on Thursday. [Boniface Okendo,Standard]

Soon after Prof George Magoha was nominated as Cabinet Secretary for Education, his 91-page CV started doing rounds on social media. As they say, it went viral. Anyone who knew the filth at the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) before Prof Magoha marched there and scrubbed it will consider him the best for the job. Magoha’s research and leadership record as a former University of Nairobi VC are impressive.

Shortly after the announcement of his nomination, Chief Justice David Maraga suggested that Magoha did not need parliamentary vetting since he is suited for the job.

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