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London, UK-_ African Leadership Magazine (UK), organisers of the Persons of the Year (POTY) 2026 Awards, has announced the nomination of Dr. Kelly Oluoch, Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), for the African Health & Institutional Development Leadership Excellence Award.
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The nomination recognises Dr. Oluoch’s leadership in strengthening one of Africa’s largest public health training institutions and advancing institutional reforms essential to health workforce development, service delivery capacity, and system resilience in Kenya and beyond.
KMTC occupies a strategic position within Kenya’s health ecosystem, with a nationwide network of campuses that train a substantial proportion of the country’s frontline health workforce. The institution’s scale and mandate place it at the centre of national health outcomes, workforce preparedness, and long-term system sustainability.
Since assuming office, Dr. Oluoch has led a reform-driven agenda focused on institutional governance, academic quality, infrastructure expansion, and operational efficiency. His tenure has aligned KMTC’s training outputs with evolving public health priorities, regulatory requirements, and global best practices at a time of heightened demand for skilled health professionals.
Under his leadership, KMTC has expanded student enrolment capacity through improved learning infrastructure and programme rationalisation. Academic and administrative systems have been strengthened to enhance accountability, coordination, and service delivery across the College’s extensive national footprint.
Dr. Oluoch has also prioritised quality assurance and accreditation, reinforcing alignment with national regulators and international health training standards. These efforts have improved programme credibility and graduate readiness, with internal performance indicators reflecting gains in programme delivery timelines, student progression management, and institutional coordination.
Beyond internal reforms, his leadership has emphasised stakeholder collaboration, including structured engagement with the Ministry of Health, county governments, professional councils, development partners, and healthcare providers—ensuring that training remains responsive to workforce gaps and community-level health needs.
The African Health & Institutional Development Leadership Excellence Award recognises leaders who strengthen health systems through durable institutions rather than short-term interventions. Dr. Oluoch’s nomination reflects leadership defined by governance discipline, long-term planning, and sustained human capital investment.
Previous recipients of African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year honours include H.E. Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone; H.E. Philip Davis, Prime Minister of the Bahamas; Mr. Sim Tshabalala, CEO, Standard Bank Group; Dr. Olusegun Alebiosu, CEO, First Bank of Nigeria; Mr. Daniel Asiedu, CEO, OmniBSIC Bank Ghana Limited; Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, former President of the African Development Bank (AfDB); and Mo Ibrahim, Founder of the Ibrahim Prize for Leadership—reflecting the Magazine’s editorial focus on measurable impact and institutional reform.
As African countries confront rising healthcare demands and workforce constraints, institutions such as KMTC remain decisive. Dr. Kelly Oluoch’s nomination places him among leaders whose impact is measured by the systems they build, the standards they uphold, and the capacity they leave behind.
