In fact, my friend — who has worked closely with Prof Magoha in the past — says that Prof’s appointment was “long overdue” and was surprised that the President had not appointed him sooner. SELF-ASSUREDNESSBut like a typical journalist, I was cynical about Magoha’s appointment. In the highly unlikely event that Magoha’s appointment is not approved by Parliament, let it be for other reasons, but not his confidence, courage and self-assuredness. Prof Magoha’s story is profoundly motivating in many ways. RELATABLEYou can chalk that up to resilience and unmatched diligence, but whatever you attribute Prof Magoha’s success to, you will agree with me that the incoming CS for education teaches our children — through his own personal story — that anything is possible.

Source: Daily Nation March 15, 2019 18:56 UTC