Previously, Florah was the technical advisor to the Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Education in Kenya on university education matters, prior to which she was the Deputy Vice Chancellor at Pan Africa Christian University and earlier on, the Deputy Commission Secretary of Commission for University Education in Kenya.

She is driven by the desire to see students acquire quality university education that has an impact on society.

Florah has been actively involved in quality assurance endeavors in universities in the African Region through engagement in the development of policies, regulations, standards and guidelines, and benchmarks for university education. She has also acted as the Kenyan focal person for World Bank Projects relating to university education in the continent.