Politicians, academics, researchers and students on Saturday bid farewell to a researcher, development icon and the world global climate change think tank Prof Calestous Juma. Raila eulogised Juma, who worked at Harvard University, as a distinguished Kenyan scholar who helped build the country’s profile across the globe. “I have come to mourn not just a great Kenyan, but a great African and a great man of the human race. Mudavadi said Juma believed in every student’s ability to make a difference in the world and urged them to emulate the African intellectual giant. “Let Prof not go in vain, but we should emulate what he stood for.

Source: The Star January 07, 2018 21:11 UTC