With a lot of confidence, Prof Magoha faced the Parliamentary select committee.His introduction took almost an hour,which caused a stir on Social Media.
Magoha said should the legislators approve his nomination, they can expect to see changes in the Education sector.
He said that he is too good in what he does and failure is not in his vocabulary.
“I did not lobby. I am completely apolitical and my nomination is purely on professionalism,” Magoha said.
I had an opportunity to be appointed by the president who happens to belong to a party but I believe in the execution of our mandate we should be completely neutral. Even the Jubilee die hards will not deliver as much as I will.”
Prof Magoha is famed for progressive reforms at the examinations council, that saw cases of national exam cheating drastically reduce.
He has the task of ensuring the new curriculum succeeds as previous proclamations by Ms Mohamed seem to have jolted one of Jubilee administration’s programmes in the education sector.
There is also the matter of the hiring of more teachers to ensure 100 percent transition from primary to secondary school, an agenda whose success the Jubilee administration has committed to.
He denied that his leadership style is mechanical, and said he consults widely before making a decision.
Magoha said he will ensure all candidates whose registration was cancelled for using fake birth certificates sit their exam.
The Kenya National Examinations Council last month declined to register 370,000 candidates. It later declared that the affected candidates will be given a second chance to correct their registration details before they are allowed to register.