Tough talking Professor George Magoha made nothing short of a majestic entrance before the National Assembly Committee on Appointments.
The committee that has a membership of 28 is chaired by the Speaker Justin Muturi, deputized by his deputy Moses Cheboi with the composition of the House Majority Leader Aden Duale, Minority Leader John Mbadi among other members.
On Thursday morning when he introduced himself to committee, Magoha painted a picture of a man who has never tasted failure in his past experience, noting that “Failure has never been in my vocabulary,”.
He went on to add: “Everything I have touched in the past I have always succeeded”.
Magoha who served as the University of Nairobi Vice Chancellor for almost a decade told MPs his track record when he was at the helm of the biggest institution in East Africa is out there in the public domain to be scrutinized and judged.
“The construction of the tower was achievable because of purely prudent use of finances. We did not outsource for external funding at any given point,” he said.
According to Magoha, the building that he estimated to have costed Sh2.68 billion is one of his proud achievements during his tenure at the institution.
But even as he expressed himself before the committee with a lot of confidence and authority, he admitted that his success was exclusively attributed to the fact that he empowered his support system.
“As I come before you Mr Speaker I know if I don’t have you as part of the larger team then I shall not deliver. I believe in order to deliver you must empower all the people that are working for you,” he said.
As he was getting more comprehensive in his introductory statements with some members seen shaking their heads in approval or being impressed by his coherence in expounding on his leadership philosophy, Magoha noted that working from backwards as always been his mantra.