Chief Government pathologist Johansen Oduor says before he took up up medicine, his late dad wanted him to become a teacher.
“I was born in Mathare and raised in Kibera and Pangani Mlango Kubwa areas. The poverty there pushed me to become a doctor, though my father really wanted me to become a teacher,” he says.
It’s during his internship that he was introduced to pathology, saying the Ministry of Health posted him to City Mortuary and he almost shelved his medical career.
“When I reached there so many things didn’t make sense to me. I almost ran away, but I kept seeing people from Eastlands coming in with their loved ones. I decided to stay, learn this job and serve them,” he says.
He later rose to be a Government Pathologist, saying it’s a honor he received and since, he has loved his line of work.
Dr. Oduor further recalls participating in campus rap battles while at the University of Nairobi Chiromo Campus, saying he was nicknamed ‘Mr. Boombastic’ for his rapping talent.
“I could sing songs by Shabba Ranks, Shaggy and others. I really love music. I even participated in rap competitions,” he says.
